ipconfig

Ipconfig of the Microsoft Windows operating system command (from the network-enabled versions of Windows NT and Windows 2000), in command prompt mode (Start Menu: Run " cmd" ) is the hardware addresses of Internet Protocol (IP) devices used on the local network displays.

Use the ipconfig command, the address of the local IP network are retrieved. The addresses can be viewed at the network settings from the control panel. The indicator above the ipconfig command has the advantage that the data are clearly presented.

Ipconfig can provide the following general information:

• IP address
• Subnet mask ( subnet mask )
• Default Gateway

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:     Connection-specific DNS Suffix: t-online.de   IPv6 address.. . . . . . . . . . : 2001: db8: 1:1:2570:79 ba: 984b: f44b   Link-local IPv6 address.. : Fe80 :: 2570:79 ba: 984b: f44b % 1   IP address.. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.20   Subnet mask.. . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0   Default gateway.. . . . . . . . : Fe80 :: 2D0: 3ff: Fe3C: 7d00 % 1                                       192.168.168.1 Using ipconfig / all you can can print the following information:

• Hostname
• DNS
• NetBIOS node type
• NetBIOS Scope ID
• IP Routing Enabled
• WINS Proxy Enabled
• NetBIOS resolution by DNS

These information will be provided to all network adapters, including modems and ISDN cards:

• Description
• Physical address ( MAC address)
• Enables DHCP
• Subnet Mask
• Default Gateway
• DHCP
• Primary WINS Server
• Secondary WINS server
• Valid from
• Expires

Windows IP Configuration     Hostname. . . . . . . . . . . . . : TESTPC   Primary DNS suffix. . . . . . . :   Node type.. . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid   IP routing is enabled. . . . . . . : No   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . : No   Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:      Connection-specific DNS Suffix: t-online.de   Description.. . . . . . . . . . : Intel ( R) PRO/100   Physical Address. . . . . . : 00 -0C -2E -B1 -D5 -E2   DHCP is enabled. . . . . . . . . . : Yes   Autoconfiguration Enabled. . . : Yes   IPv6 address.. . . . . . . . . . : 2001: db8: 1:1:2570:79 ba: 984b: f44b ( Preferred)   Link-local IPv6 address.. : Fe80 :: 2570:79 ba: 984b: f44b % 1 ( Preferred)   IP address.. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.20   Subnet mask.. . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0   Receive lease.. . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 30, 2014   Lease expires.. . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 30, 2014   Default gateway.. . . . . . . . : Fe80 :: 2D0: 3ff: Fe3C: 7d00 % 1                                       192.168.168.1   DHCP server.. . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.1   DNS server.. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.1 With ipconfig / release the IPv4 address for the specified adapter is enabled. If no adapter IPv4 addresses of all adapters are given released.

With ipconfig / renew the IPv4 addresses can be renewed for one or for all adapters.

If at the end of each command a six written, the command affects the IPv6 addresses.

In addition, with ipconfig /? help with all options and examples issued.

Backing up and restoring an existing IP network enables the tool netsh.

On Unix and Unix-like systems, the command ifconfig from similar information.

• Windows operating system component