ipconfig

 
Configure IP (internet protocol configuration)
 
Syntax
 
  IPCONFIG /all         Display full configuration information.
  IPCONFIG /release [adapter]
                        Release the IP address for the specified adapter.
  IPCONFIG /renew [adapter]
                        Renew the IP address for the specified adapter.
  IPCONFIG /flushdns    Purge the DNS Resolver cache.
  IPCONFIG /registerdns Refresh all DHCP leases and re-register DNS names.
  IPCONFIG /displaydns  Display the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache.
  IPCONFIG /showclassid adapter
                        Display all the DHCP class IDs allowed for adapter.
  IPCONFIG /setclassid  adapter [classid]
                        Modify the dhcp class id.
 
If the Adapter name contains spaces, use quotes: "Adapter Name"
wildcard characters * and ? allowed, see the examples below
 
The default is to display only the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway for each adapter bound to TCP/IP.
 
For Release and Renew, if no adapter name is specified, then the IP address leases for all adapters bound to TCP/IP will be released or renewed.
 
For Setclassid, if no ClassId is specified, then the ClassId is removed.
 
Examples:
     ipconfig                   ... Show information.
     ipconfig /all              ... Show detailed information
     ipconfig /renew            ... renew all adapters
     ipconfig /renew EL*        ... renew any connection that has its
                                     name starting with EL
     ipconfig /release *Con*    ... release all matching connections,
                                     eg. "Local Area Connection 1" or
                                           "Local Area Connection 2"
     ipconfig /setclassid "Local Area Connection" TEST
                                 ... set the DHCP class ID for the
                                     named adapter to = TEST
 
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