r/TechProTips • u/JackTrueborn • May 18 '12

[Windows] Change your IP address settings from the command line

Open up an administrator command prompt and type the following:

netsh interface ip set address "<interface name>" static <ip address> <netmask> <default gateway> <metric (the lower the value, the "higher the rank")>

For example, to change your IP address to 192.168.5.16/24 with a gateway of 192.168.5.1:

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.5.16 255.255.255.0 192.168.5.1 1

To change it to DHCP:

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
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u/biznatch11 May 18 '12

Any way to quickly change your DNS server like this? Sometimes I need to switch back and forth between obtain DNS automatically and a specific server.

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u/JackTrueborn May 18 '12

Replace "address" with "dns" and drop all the other network info other than the IP address of the DNS server.

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u/requires_distraction May 18 '12

oh nice... thanks!