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howto change an IP address, DNS server or WINS server from the command line in Windows

October 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment

howto change an IP address, DNS server or WINS server from the command line in Windows

  • netsh interface ip show config
    is the same as ipconfig, shows your current configuration
  • netsh interface ip set address “Local Area Connection” dhcp
    this sets the adapter with name “Local Area Connection” to DHCP.
  • netsh interface ip set address “Local Area Connection” static 192.168.0.5 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1
    this changes the ip address of the adapter “Local Area Connection” to 192.168.0.5, with as subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168.0.1, metric 1.  Do not forget to set the metric!
  • add dns “Local Area Connection” 192.168.1.22
    adds a dns server
  • add dns “Local Area Connection”192.168.1.23 2
    adds a 2nd dns server, with 2nd priority
  • add wins “Local Area Connection”192.168.1.23
    adds a wins server

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