Dr. Thomas E. Hicks Trinity University Computer Science

Launch & Configure

Launch Command Window Start  Select Run  Enter cmd

CD\  To Go To Root Directory CLS  To Clear Screen

Right-Mouse Click In Top Bar To Change Command Window Properties  Select Properties

Select Colors Tab Select Screen Background Color Select Screen Text Color

Select Layout Tab Enter Width & Height  Push OK Button Save Properties For Future Windows  Push OK

Nicely Formatted Window Next Time You Start cmd

Find IP Address Of System Internet Protocol Subnet Mask Gateway

ipconfig IP Address =

Ipconfig /all Shows DNS Servers, WINS Servers, etc.

Domain Name System Domain Name Server

\\ananke.cs.trinity.edu Uses DNS Domain Name System to Resolve IP Address

\\ Uses IP Address

Find IP Of DNS System Domain Name System

ping ananke.cs.trinity.edu Attempts To Contact System Successful Uses DNS Domain Name System to Resolve IP Address

ping net5.cs.trinity.edu Attempts To Contact System Unsuccessful Uses DNS Domain Name System to Resolve IP Address

T o See Services: Start Task Manager Right Mouse Click On Tool Bar  Select Task Manager Select Services Tab Find MySQL

To See Services: Right Mouse Click On My Computer  Select Manage Expand Services & Applications Select Services

Launch MySQL on the Lab System MySQL Server

-uroot -u is to identify the user root is the system administrator System administrator is all powerful

-ptrinity -p is to identify the password trinity is the root password on the lab systems

-ustudent -u is the student administrative user

-pstudent -p is to identify the password student is the student password on the the Ananke MySQL Server

-hananke.cs.trinity.edu -h is to identify the host ananke.cs.trinity.edu is the host MySQL Server -h is the IP address associated with the Ananke host MySQL Server

Remote Login (from net3.cs.trinity.edu) mysql -ustudent –pstudent –hananke.cs.trinity.edu

Remote Login (from net3.cs.trinity.edu) mysql -ustudent –pstudent –h

DOS Prompt – DOS Mode Not Connected To SQL Server! MySQL Commands, such as SELECT, CREATE, STATUS, etc. will not work in DOS mode. DOS Commands, such as CLS, COPY, IPCONFIG, etc. will work.

DOS Prompt – DOS Mode Not Connected To SQL Server! MySQL Commands, such as SELECT, CREATE, STATUS, etc. will not work in DOS mode. DOS Commands, such as CLS, COPY, IPCONFIG, etc. will work.