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, netsh, or

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, is a

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utility included in

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line of

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s beginning with

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. It allows local or remote configuration of network devices such as the

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Overview

A common use of netsh is to reset the

TCP/IP stack The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is a framework for organizing the set of communication protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks according to functional criteria. The foundational protocols in the suit ...

to default, known-good parameters, a task that in

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required reinstallation of the

TCP/IP The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is a framework for organizing the set of communication protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks according to functional criteria. The foundational protocols in the suit ...

adapter. netsh, among many other things, also allows the user to change the

IP address An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label such as that is connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.. Updated by . An IP address serves two main functions: network interface ident ...

on their machine. Starting from

Windows Vista Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, which was released five years before, at the time being the longest time span between successive releases of ...

, one can also edit wireless settings (for example, SSID) using netsh. netsh can also be used to read information from the

IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communication protocol, communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic ...

stack. The command netsh winsock reset can be used to reset TCP/IP problems when communicating with a networked device.

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External links

Using Netsh
from

Microsoft TechNet Microsoft TechNet was a Microsoft web portal and web service for IT professionals. It included a library containing documentation and technical resources for Microsoft products, a learning center which provides online training, discussion forums ...

Netsh Commands for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) in Windows Server 2008 R2 (includes Windows 7), from Microsoft TechNet. Topic not covered in "Using netsh".

* ttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23880 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 Netsh Technical Reference(chm) Windows communication and services Windows administration Windows components {{Windows-stub

Overview

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