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This article describes how to change the IP address of a Windows based computer from the commandline.

Checking Interfaces

netsh interface ip show config

Changing Static IP to Obtain from DHCP

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp

Changine to Obtain DNS from DHCP

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" dhcp

Changing Static IP

Usage:

net sh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static ipaddr netmask gatway metric

Example:

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1

Changing Static DNS Server

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.1

Adding a Secondary DNS from the commandline

netsh interface ip add dns "Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.2 index=2


References

How to Use the NETSH Command to Change from Static IP Address to DHCP in Windows 2000 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257748