Hands$-$On Project $6-5$: Using the netsh Command

Time Required: $10$ minutes

Objective: Use the netsh command to change IP address settings.

Required Tools and Equipment: Net$-xx$

Description: In this project, you use netsh to view and change your IP address settings.

$1.$Start Net$-xx$ and $log$ on as NetAdmin. Open an elevated command prompt window by right$-$clicking Start and

clicking Command Prompt $($Admin$).$ In the UAC message box, click Yes.

$2.$Type netsh $/?$ and press Enter to see the available options for the netsh command. Type netsh interface ipv$4$

show addresses and press Enter. You see IPv$4$ configuration information for your interfaces. Notice that the

loopback interface is included with the address $127\mathrm{.}0\mathrm{.}0\mathrm{.}1.$

Type netsh interface ipv$6$ show addresses and press Enter. You see information about IPv$6$ configuration. Make

a note of your IP address and default gateway:

To change your IP address to use DHCP$,$ type netsh interface ipv$4$ set address "Ethernet $0"$ dhep and press

Enter.

Type netsh interface ipv$4$ show addresses and press Enter. You see that the address has changed. If you don't

have a DHCP server on the network, your computer assigns itself an APIPA address.

To change back to the original settings, type netsh interface ipv$4$ set address "Ethernet$0"$ static

$192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}100.$XX $255\mathrm{.}255\mathrm{.}255\mathrm{.}0192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}100\mathrm{.}250$ and press Enter. $($If these settings aren't correct for your network,

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ask your instructor what settings to use.$)$

Stay logged on to your computer if you're continuing to the next project.