Week 12 - Software Network Troubleshooting || Final Blog

So to wrap up this blog, I figured I would talk a little about some of the software networking tools that are used to troubleshoot when a network is having issues. These software tools come in typically 2 different group types: tools that are within the operating system built-in and tools that are third-party to the operating system. Some of the tools and commands that are built into the operating system are tracert/traceroue, ipconfig, iparp, ping, arping, pathping, nslookup/dig, route, and netstat. All of these tools can be used to find out more information about what the issue is on the network. The main command I want to take a look at is the traceroute command.

The tracerroute command is used to tracer routers within two points of each other. The utility of the traceroute command is to identify issues if you are having trouble reaching a remote system. In the event that a trace stops at a specific router, then that system will have issues. 

 As far as my blogging experience for this class, I felt like it has overall gone well. The aspect that I found most enjoyable about blogging was the ability for me to write on whatever topic that we were dealing with during that week, so it made it feel like I had more freedom during the class. I can definitely see the desirability of someone who has blogged before if a job is hiring. This is because it does not only demonstrate writing capabilities with knowledge but also a personal portfolio of your own experience.