Netsh

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In software, netsh, or network shell, is a utility provided with Microsoft's Windows XP. It allows local or remote configuration of network settings.

A common use of netsh is to reset the TCP/IP stack to default, known-good parameters, a task that in Windows 98 required reinstallation of the TCP/IP adapter. In this mode you must provide a log file, which will be filled with what values netsh affected. An example usage:

netsh interface ip reset C:\resetlog.txt

Netsh, among many other things, also allows the user to change the IP address on their machine.

[edit] Example usage

Static IP address :

netsh interface ip set address local static 123.123.123.123 255.255.255.0

Dynamic IP address :

netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp

[edit] NETSH and IPv6

NETSH can also be used to read information from the IPv6 stack, it is more user-friendly than the IPv6.exe utility and provides much of the same level of information.


To view your IPv6 address using NETSH:

netsh interface ipv6 show address

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