Network Configuration

After you add the required networking components to your run-time image, build and deploy the image, you can connect it to the network. This section describes the different networking commands and utilities you can use on your run-time image.

By default, run-time images are configured to use DHCP. By adding support for the Net Shell (Netsh) command line utility, you can configure networking on your run-time image. In this context, networking includes setting a static IP address, configuring multiple network interfaces, or configuring routing.

Net Shell components are added to a configuration in Target Designer. After the run-time image is built and deployed, you can change the network settings on your target device.

For more information about using Netsh, see this Microsoft Web site.

In This Section

• How to Configure a Static IP Address on a Run-Time Image
  Describes how to configure a static IP address on your run-time image after it has been deployed.
• Adding Netsh Support to a Run-Time Image
  Describes the components and configurations required to support Net Shell (Netsh) when you create a configuration in Target Designer.
• Naming Network Interfaces on a Run-Time Image
  Describes how to name a network interface. Before you can configure a network interface, you must verify that it is named. The Explorer shell automatically names interfaces, but if you use a different shell, you must name the interface manually.
• Configuring a Static IP Address on a Run-Time Image
  Describes how to use Netsh to configure a network interface with a static IP address.
• Configuring a Dynamic IP Address on a Run-Time Image
  Describes how to use Netsh to configure a network interface with a dynamic IP address.
• Connecting a Run-Time Image to a Network Share
  Describes how to use the net use command to connect your run-time image to a shared resource on the network.

Related Sections

• Design a Run-Time Image
  Describes the design phase of the development process. During this phase you can choose the components and resources required for your run-time image.
• How to Configure a Static IP Address on a Run-Time Image
  Describes the end-to-end process of how to configure a static IP on a run-time image.

Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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