Changing IP address via command line on Windows XP

Question

I'm trying to change a machine IP address via cmd.exe with this code:

netsh int ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=???.???.???.??? mask=255.255.255.0

The problem that the IP doesn't change (checked by ipconfig) but doesn't not changed on the DHCP. Thus when I restart the machine, the IP is returned to DHCP.

I need a way to change the IP permanently via command line.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

You can use the command below:

netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1

where

• the 192.168.0.100 is the IP address
• the netmask is 255.255.255.0
• and the gateway is 192.168.0.1

You can also have the DNS configured automatically by DHCP using following command:

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" dhcp