Ipcalc On Backtrack 5

Ipcalc On Backtrack 5



Introduction
  • ipcalc provides a simple way to calculate IP information for a host. 
  • The various options specify what information ipcalc should display on standard out. 
  • Multiple options may be specified. An IP address to operate on must always be specified.
  • Most operations also require a netmask or a CIDR prefix as well.
How To Open " ipcalc "
 
  • To open ipcalc ,follow the path - 
  • BackTrack > Miscellaneous > Miscellaneous Network > ipcalc 
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  • When you click on ipcalc , it look like this ( as shown below )

Options

 
-c--check
Validate the IP address under the specified family. If no address family is specified, IPv4 is assumed.
-4--ipv4
Specify IPv4 address family (default).
-6--ipv6
Specify IPv6 address family.
-b--broadcast
Display the broadcast address for the given IP address and netmask.
-h--hostname
Display the hostname for the given IP address.
-m--netmask
Calculate the netmask for the given IP address. It assumes that the IP address is in a complete class A, B, or C network. Many networks do not use the default netmasks, in which case an inappropriate value will be returned.
-p--prefix
Show the prefix for the given mask/IP address.
-n--network
Display the network address for the given IP address and netmask.
-s--silent
Don't ever display error messages.

EXAMPLE 1 
  • Here -c options is used to validate the IP address under the specified family or not .
  • Command Used : 
  1. ipcalc -c 10.0.0.1
  2. ipcalc -c 128.129.130.245
  3. ipcalc -c 192.168.232.128
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EXAMPLE 2 
  • Command Used : ipcalc 192.168.232.128/24
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EXAMPLE 3 
  • Command Used : ipcalc 192.168.232.128/255.255.255.0
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This is how we can use this tool named  " ipcalc "
More example will be added soon .
  
THIS TUTORIAL IS JUST FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY /- 

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