Netsh commands for Interface IP
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Netsh commands for Interface IP
You can use commands in the Netsh Interface IP context to configure the TCP/IP protocol (including addresses, default gateways, DNS servers, and WINS servers) and to display configuration and statistical information.
You can run these commands from the Windows Server 2003 family command prompt or from the command prompt for the Netsh interface IP context. For these commands to work at the Windows Server 2003 family command prompt, you must type netsh interface ip before typing commands and parameters as they appear in the syntax below. There might be functional differences between Netsh context commands on Windows 2000 and the Windows Server 2003 family.
For more information on Netsh, see Netsh overview and Enter a netsh context.
To view the command syntax, click a command:
set address
add address
delete address
show address
set dns
add dns
delete dns
show dns
set wins
add wins
delete wins
show wins
show icmp
show interface
show ipaddress
show ipnet
show ipstats
show joins
show tcpconn
show tcpstats
show udpconn
show udpstats
show config
show offload
delete arpcache
dump
set address
Configures an IP address and a default gateway on a specified interface.
Syntax
set address [name=]InterfaceName [source=]{dhcp | static [addr=]IPAddress[mask=]SubnetMask [gateway=]{none | DefaultGateway [[gwmetric=]GatewayMetric]}}
Parameters
- [ name =] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to configure address and gateway information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ source=]{ dhcp| static[ addr=] IPAddress[ mask=] SubnetMask[ gateway=]{ none| DefaultGateway[[ gwmetric=] GatewayMetric]}}
Required. Specifies whether the IP address to configure originates from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server or is static. If the address is static, IPAddress specifies the address to configure, and SubnetMask specifies the subnet mask for the IP address being configured. If the address is static, you must also specify whether you want to leave the current default gateway (if any) in place or configure one for the address. If you configure a default gateway, DefaultGateway specifies the IP address of the default gateway to be configured, and GatewayMetric specifies the metric for the default gateway to be configured.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
You can use this command to switch an interface between DHCP configuration and static configuration. If the interface is configured statically, the DNS and WINS server addresses for this interface must also be statically configured.
Omitting the DefaultGateway parameter does not clear gateway configuration but preserves whatever was previously configured.
add address
Adds an IP address and a default gateway on a specified interface configured with a static IP address.
Syntax
add address [name=]InterfaceName [addr=]IPAddress [mask=]SubnetMask[[gateway=] DefaultGateway [gwmetric=]GatewayMetric]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to add address and gateway information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ addr=] IPAddress[ mask=] SubnetMask
Required. Specifies the IP address to add and the subnet mask for that IP address.
- [ gateway=] DefaultGateway[ gwmetric=] GatewayMetric
Specifies the IP address of the default gateway to add and the metric for that default gateway.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
delete address
Deletes an IP address or a default gateway on a statically configured interface.
Syntax
delete address [name=]InterfaceName [addr=] IPAddress [[gateway=]{DefaultGateway | all}]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to delete address and gateway information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ addr=] IPAddress
Required. Specifies the IP address to delete.
- [ gateway=]{ DefaultGateway| all}
Specifies whether to delete one default gateway or all default gateways. If only one default gateway should be deleted, DefaultGateway specifies the IP address of the default gateway to be deleted.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- This command will not delete the last IP address on the interface.
show address
Displays information about static IP addresses and default gateways on a specified interface. Used without parameters, show address displays address information for all interfaces.
Syntax
show address [[name=]InterfaceName]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to display address information. The InterfaceName must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- For interfaces configured using DHCP, use the ipconfig command to display the assigned IP addresses, lease parameters, and other DHCP information.
set dns
Configures a DNS server address for a specified interface.
Syntax
set dns [name=]InterfaceName [source=]{dhcp | static }[addr=]{IP Address | none} [register=]{none | primary | both}
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to set DNS information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ source=]{ dhcp| static }
Required. Specifies whether the IP address of the DNS server is configured by DHCP or is static.
- [ addr=]{ IP Address| none }
If the IP address is static, IP Address specifies the IP address of the DNS server to configure, and none specifies that the DNS configuration should be removed.
- [ register=]{ none| primary| both }
None specifies whether to disable Dynamic DNS resolution. Primary registers the computer name under the primary DNS suffix only. Both registers the computer name under both the primary DNS suffix as well as under the connection-specific suffix.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
If the interface is already statically configured, the static parameter replaces the existing list of DNS server addresses with the one specified in the command.
Only if the [source] is static is the [addr] option available for configuring a static list of DNS server IP addresses for the specified interface.
Examples
set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.0.0.1 primary
add dns
Adds a DNS server to a list of DNS servers for a specified interface.
Syntax
add dns [name=]InterfaceName [addr=] DNSAddress [[index=]DNSIndex]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to add DNS information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ addr=] DNSAddress
Required. Specifies the IP address of the DNS server to add.
- [ index=] DNSIndex
Specifies the position of the added DNS server in the list of DNS servers for the interface.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- A lower number for the DNSIndex parameter corresponds to a higher preference. If no index is specified, then the server is added with the lowest preference.
delete dns
Deletes a DNS server or all DNS servers from a list of DNS servers for a specified interface or for all interfaces.
Syntax
delete dns [name=]InterfaceName [addr=]{DNSAddress | all}
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to delete DNS information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ addr=]{ DNSAddress| all}
Required. Specifies whether to delete the address of one DNS server or all servers for all interfaces. If only one DNS server should be deleted, DNSAddress specifies the IP address of the DNS server to delete.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show dns
Displays the DNS configuration of a specified interface. Used without parameters, show dns displays the DNS configurations of all interfaces.
Syntax
show dns [[name=]InterfaceName]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Specifies the name of the interface whose DNS configuration you want to display. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
set wins
Sets WINS server configuration to either DHCP or static mode for a specified interface.
Syntax
set wins [name=]InterfaceName [source=]{dhcp | static [addr=]{WINSAddress | none }}
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to set WINS information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ source=]{ dhcp| static[ addr=]{ WINSAddress| none}}
Required. Specifies whether the IP address of the WINS server to configure should be assigned by DHCP or is static. If the IP address is static, WINSAddress specifies the IP address of the WINS server to configure, and none specifies that the WINS configuration should be removed.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- If the interface is already statically configured, the static parameter replaces the existing WINS server address list with the one specified in the set wins command.
add wins
Adds a WINS server to a list of WINS servers for a specified interface.
Syntax
add wins [name=]InterfaceName [addr=] WINSAddress [[index=]WINSIndex]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to add WINS information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ addr=] WINSAddress
Required. Specifies the IP address of the WINS server to add.
- [ index=] WINSIndex
Specifies the position of the added WINS server in the WINS server list for that interface.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- A lower number for the WINSIndex parameter corresponds to a higher preference. If no index is specified, then the server is added with the lowest preference.
delete wins
Deletes a WINS server or servers from a list of WINS servers for a specified interface or all interfaces.
Syntax
delete wins [name=]InterfaceName [addr=]{WINSAddress | all}
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Required. Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to delete a WINS server or servers. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- [ addr=]{ WINSAddress| all}
Required. Specifies whether to delete only one server for an interface or all servers for all interfaces. If only one server should be deleted, WINSAddress specifies the IP address of the WINS server to delete.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show wins
Displays the WINS configuration for a specified interface. Used without parameters, show wins displays the WINS configuration for all interfaces.
Syntax
show wins [[name=]InterfaceName]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Specifies the name of the interface whose WINS information you want to display. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show icmp
Displays ICMP statistics. Used without parameters, show icmp displays the statistics only once.
Syntax
show icmp [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the statistics).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show interface
Displays statistics for a specified interface. Used without parameters, show interface displays statistics for all interfaces only once.
Syntax
show interface [[index=]InterfaceIndex] [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ index=] InterfaceIndex
Specifies the interface index, an integer that identifies the interface.
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the statistics).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- To obtain the interface index for an interface, review the output of the show interface command used without parameters.
show ipaddress
Displays information for a specified IP address. Used without parameters, show ipaddress displays information for all IP addresses on all interfaces once.
Syntax
show ipaddress [[index=]IPAddress] [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ index=] IPAddress
Specifies an IP address of an interface.
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the statistics).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- To obtain the IP addresses of all interfaces, review the display of the show ipaddress command used without parameters.
show ipnet
Displays the contents of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache, which contains the hardware addresses of resolved next-hop IP addresses. Used without parameters, show ipnet displays the information once.
Syntax
show ipnet [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the statistics).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show ipstats
Displays IP statistics. Used without parameters, show ipstats displays the statistics once.
Syntax
show ipstats [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the statistics).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show joins
Displays IP multicast groups that have been joined for the specified IP address. Used without parameters, show joins displays information for all IP addresses.
Syntax
show joins [[index=]IPAddress]
Parameters
- [ index=] IPAddress
Specifies an IP address of an interface.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- To obtain the IP addresses for all interfaces, review the display of the show ipaddress command used without parameters.
show tcpconn
Displays information on a specified TCP connection. Used without parameters, show tcpconn displays information for all TCP connections once.
Syntax
show tcpconn [[index=]{LocalIPAddress | LocalPort | RemoteIPAddress | RemotePort}] [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ index=]{ LocalIPAddress| LocalPort| RemoteIPAddress| RemotePort}
Specifies the connection about which to display information. The LocalIPAddress parameter specifies an IP address of an interface. The LocalPort parameter specifies a TCP port for a local process. The RemoteIPAddress parameter specifies an IP address of a remote host. The RemotePort parameter specifies a TCP port for a remote process.
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the information).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show tcpstats
Displays TCP statistics. Used without parameters, show tcpstats displays the statistics once.
Syntax
show tcpstats [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the statistics).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show udpconn
Displays information about the UDP ports used for each IP address. Used without parameters, show udpconn displays UDP port information for all IP addresses once.
Syntax
show udpconn [[index=]{LocalIPAddress | LocalPort}] [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ index=]{ LocalIPAddress| LocalPort}
Specifies the connection about which to display information. The LocalIPAddress parameter specifies an IP address of an interface. The LocalPort parameter specifies a UDP port for a local process.
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the statistics).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show udpstats
Displays UDP statistics. Used without parameters, show udpstats displays the statistics once.
Syntax
show udpstats [[rr=]RefreshRate]
Parameters
- [ rr=] RefreshRate
Specifies the refresh rate (the number of seconds between refreshing the display of the statistics).
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show config
Displays IP address and other configuration information for a specified interface. Used without parameters, show config displays configuration information for all interfaces.
Syntax
show config [[name=]InterfaceName]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to display configuration information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
show offload
Displays the tasks that can be performed by the network adapter for the specified interface corresponding to installed network hardware. Used without parameters, show offload displays offload information for all interfaces corresponding to installed network hardware.
Syntax
show offload [[name=]InterfaceName ]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to display offload information. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
delete arpcache
Removes the entries in the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache for a specified interface. Used without parameters, delete arpcache removes the entries in the ARP caches of all interfaces.
Syntax
delete arpcache [[name=]InterfaceName]
Parameters
- [ name=] InterfaceName
Specifies the name of the interface for which you want to remove the ARP cache entries. The InterfaceName parameter must match the name of the interface as specified in Network Connections. If InterfaceName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Interface Name").
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
dump
Displays the current configuration as a series of Netsh Interface IP commands.
Syntax
dump
Parameters
none
Remarks
- To create a configuration script file, redirect the output of this command to a file.
Netsh Interface IP example
The following command configures the interface named Local Area Connection with the static IP address 10.0.5.99, the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and a default gateway of 10.0.5.1:
set address name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=10.0.5.99 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=10.0.5.1 gwmetric=1
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See Also
Concepts
Netsh commands for AAAA
Netsh commands for DHCP
Netsh diagnostic (diag) commands
Netsh commands for remote access (ras)
Netsh commands for WINS
Command-line reference A-Z
Command shell overview