Batch Network Commands

Introduction

Batch provides built-in commands for checking connections, diagnosing network issues, mapping drives, pinging servers, and automating network tasks. These commands are powerful for sysadmins and automation scripts.

1. PING – Test Connectivity

ping google.com

2. IPCONFIG – View Network Info

ipconfig /all

3. RENEW / RELEASE IP

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

4. FLUSHDNS – Clear DNS Cache

ipconfig /flushdns

5. TRACERT – Trace Route

tracert google.com

6. NETSTAT – View Active Connections

netstat -an

7. Network Drive Mapping

net use Z: \\Server\SharedFolder /user:Admin Pass123

Remove drive:

net use Z: /delete /y

8. Check Open Ports

netstat -ano | find ":80"

9. Check If a Host Is Reachable

ping 192.168.1.1 >nul
if not errorlevel 1 (
  echo Host reachable
) else (
  echo Host unreachable
)

10. FTP Automation

Automating FTP uploads using a script.

echo open ftp.server.com> ftpcmd.txt
echo user username password>> ftpcmd.txt
echo put file.zip>> ftpcmd.txt
echo quit>> ftpcmd.txt

ftp -s:ftpcmd.txt

11. CURL on Windows

Windows 10+ includes curl by default.

curl https://api.ipify.org

12. NSLOOKUP

nslookup google.com

13. Test Internet Speed (Simple)

curl -o nul https://speed.hetzner.de/100MB.bin

14. Automatically Reconnect Network Drives

@echo off
net use Z: /delete /y
net use Z: \\Server\Files /persistent:yes

15. Monitor Network Status in Loop

:loop
ping google.com -n 1 >nul
if errorlevel 1 (
  echo No internet!
) else (
  echo Connected.
)
timeout /t 5 >nul
goto loop

Summary