The netstat command is used to display active network connections, listening ports, and protocol statistics. By running this command, a network administrator can see all the active connections, which would be useful for identifying any unexpected or unauthorized communications, such as those that might be established by malware. In contrast, the ipconfig tool is mostly used to display and manage the network configuration of the workstation, such as IP addresses and DNS information. The ping tool is for checking the reachability of a host on an IP network and to measure round-trip time. The hostname command simply shows the name of the current host. The tracert command is used to determine the path packets take to reach a destination. The gpupdate tool is utilized to update Group Policies.