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Hello,

Is there any way to change IP address of the computer from Command prompt? I use WinXP as OS and I would like to know if I can change IP from command prompt.

Please help me out.
System Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0

2xod.com · Accepted Answer

Hi, 

You can change the IP from the command prompt. Here are the commands:

 To change IP and default gateway:
netsh int ip set address "local area connection" static 192.168.0.101 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.254 1

 To change DNS:
netsh int ip set dns "local area connection" static 192.168.0.254 primary

This is assuming 3 things.

1) The network adapter you're trying to change the IP for is "local area connection". It could also be "local area connection 2" or "wireless network connection". Look in your control panel for the correct name
2) The IP you want to set is 192.168.0.101, change this to whatever IP to want to use.
3) The default gateway and DNS are the same IP. If you are using some kind of router they usually are. Change this to match your network config found with the command ipconfig /all

You will need to run both commands to change the IP.

Hope, it works!

yashmaur · Answer

Hello,

       There's no way to effectively change it from a command prompt. You could use the ipconfig release and renew commands, but chances are you're just going to get your old IP address back, especially if you are behind a router or static IP.


Hope this will help you.

2xod.com · Answer

To change to static IP: ---------------------------------------------------------------- This changes the IP address and Default Gateway: netsh int ip set address "local area connection" static {192.168.0.101} 255.255.255.0 {192.168.0.254} 1 This changes DNS: netsh int ip set dns "local area connection" static {192.168.0.254} primary ---------------------------------------------------------------- You will want to change the values between the curly braces, but do not use the curly braces when you run the command. ---------------------------------------------------------------- To change the interface back to DHCP (get IP automatically) use this command: netsh int ip set address "local area connection" dhcp DNS: netsh int ip set dns "local area connection" dhcp ---------------------------------------------------------------- ============================ I would recommend you view the help for this command, it will shed much more insight on what you're actually doing. The netsh command allows you to change many things such the firewall configuration to the ip addresses. You can get help for the netsh command by adding each word of the command and adding /?. For example: ================================= C:\Documents and Settings\2xod>netsh /? Usage: netsh [-a AliasFile] [-c Context] [-r RemoteMachine] [Command | -f ScriptFile] The following commands are available: Commands in this context: ? - Displays a list of commands. add - Adds a configuration entry to a list of entries. bridge - Changes to the `netsh bridge' context. delete - Deletes a configuration entry from a list of entries. diag - Changes to the `netsh diag' context. dump - Displays a configuration script. exec - Runs a script file. firewall - Changes to the `netsh firewall' context. help - Displays a list of commands. interface - Changes to the `netsh interface' context. ras - Changes to the `netsh ras' context. routing - Changes to the `netsh routing' context. set - Updates configuration settings. show - Displays information. winsock - Changes to the `netsh winsock' context. The following sub-contexts are available: bridge diag firewall interface ras routing winsock To view help for a command, type the command, followed by a space, and then type ?. ================================= C:\Documents and Settings\2xod>netsh int /? The following commands are available: Commands in this context: ? - Displays a list of commands. add - Adds a configuration entry to a table. delete - Deletes a configuration entry from a table. dump - Displays a configuration script. help - Displays a list of commands. ip - Changes to the `netsh interface ip' context. ipv6 - Changes to the `netsh interface ipv6' context. portproxy - Changes to the `netsh interface portproxy' context. reset - Resets information. set - Sets configuration information. show - Displays information. The following sub-contexts are available: ip ipv6 portproxy To view help for a command, type the command, followed by a space, and then type ?. ================================= C:\Documents and Settings\2xod>netsh int ip /? The following commands are available: Commands in this context: ? - Displays a list of commands. add - Adds a configuration entry to a table. delete - Deletes a configuration entry from a table. dump - Displays a configuration script. help - Displays a list of commands. reset - Resets TCP/IP and related components to a clean state. set - Sets configuration information. show - Displays information. To view help for a command, type the command, followed by a space, and then type ?. ================================= C:\Documents and Settings\2xod>netsh int ip set /? The following commands are available: Commands in this context: set address - Sets the IP address or default gateway to the specified interface. set dns - Sets DNS server mode and addresses. set wins - Sets WINS server mode and addresses. ================================= C:\Documents and Settings\2xod>netsh int ip set address /? Usage: set address [name=] [[source=]dhcp | [source=] static [addr=]IP address [mask=]IP subnet mask] [[gateway=]|none [gwmetric=]integer] Parameters: Tag Value name - The name of the interface. source - One of the following values: dhcp: Sets DHCP as the source for configuring IP addresses for the specific interface. static: Sets the source for configuring IP addresses to local static configuration. gateway - One of the following values: : A specific default gateway for the static IP address you are setting. none: No default gateways are set. gwmetric - The metric for the default gateway. This field should not be set if gateway is set to 'none'. The following options are used only if source is 'static': addr - An IP address for the specified interface. mask - The subnet mask for the specified IP address. Remarks: Used to change the IP address configuration mode from either DHCP to static mode or static mode to DHCP. Adds IP addresses on an interface with static IP address or adds default gateways. Examples: set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp set address local static 10.0.0.9 255.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 1 C:\Documents and Settings\2xod> ================================= If you ever mess up the configuration you can always modify the settings through the graphical interface of the control panel. From Start > Control Panel > Switch to Classic View, and open Network Connections Before running these commands, look at your existing (working) IP configuration with the ipconfig command: This will show you the Default Gateway and DNS entries to put in the commands above where the {braces} are. ================================ C:\Documents and Settings\2xod>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : computar Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 XT Server Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-B3-B5-D6-J3 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2 C:\Documents and Settings\2xod> ================================

none · Answer

Create a text doc, and copy then paste the following to the text document.

@ECHO OFF
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /setclassid
ipconfig /registerdns
ipconfig /renew
EXIT



Then go to file - save as, let the window open, and under Save As Type select All Files and name as fix.bat, click save and exit.
Go to where you saved file and double click on it, let it do it's thing and it will be fixed!

nitu · Answer

In Run menu enter cmd press enter
type ipconfig for display the IP address of the PC.
For renew ipconfig/renew
For release ipconfig/release

Leo · Answer

Great help on the above posting. 

Is it possible to use IF/Els conditional script between HDCP and static changes?

Suppose: When I run my script it will look for value DHCP=YES then it will run static IP change scripts and when it will find the Value DHCP=NO it will run the DHCP set script.

as an example:
============= 
If DHCP = yes 
	then run Batch1

else skip

Batch1
     netsh int IP set address "local area connection" static 192.168.1.12 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 1
     netsh int ip set dns "local area connection" static 192.168.0.254 primary
     netsh int ip set dns "local area connection" static 192.168.0.253 secondary

If DHCP = no
       then run Batch2

Batch2
        netsh int ip set address "local area connection" dhcp
        netsh int ip set dns "local area connection" dhcp
===========================

something like that.

Is it possible. Would appreciate your help on this.

velo412 · Answer

Hey everyone you will love this. This is the answer to your questions: 

Just edit the name of the network connection, change IPs and save it as a batch file. Voila... 

@ECHO OFF 

set varip=172.20.16.131 
set varsm=255.255.252.0 
set vargw=172.20.16.1 
set vardns1=172.20.0.16 
set vardns2= 
set varhome=https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl 


ECHO Setting IP Address and Subnet Mask 
netsh int ip set address name = "Wireless Network Connection" source = static addr = %varip% mask = %varsm% 

ECHO Setting Gateway 
netsh int ip set address name = "Wireless Network Connection" gateway = %vargw% gwmetric = 1 

ECHO Setting Primary DNS 
netsh int ip set dns name = "Wireless Network Connection" source = static addr = %vardns1% 

ECHO Setting Secondary DNS 
netsh int ip add dns name = "Wireless Network Connection" addr = %vardns2% 

ECHO Setting Internet Explorer Homepage to %varhome% 
reg add "hkcu\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main" /v "Start Page" /d "%varhome%" /f 

rem ECHO Here are the new settings for %computername%: 
rem netsh int ip show config 

pause

pritam · Answer

hello u can change ip address in windows xp with following procedure...

1.	Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen.
2.	Click on "Run".
3.	Type in "command" and hit Okay. You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.
4.	Type "ipconfig /release" and hit "Enter". This will disable your internet connection. To undo it, type "ipconfig /renew".
5.	Type "exit" and leave the prompt.
6.	Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.
7.	Click on "Properties". You should now be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.
8.	Right-click on "Local Area Connection" and click "Properties".
9.	Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab.
10.	Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab.
11.	Create an IP address. (It doesn't matter what it is.)
12.	Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.
13.	Click the "Ok" button.
14.	Click the "Ok" button. You should now be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.
15.	Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.
16.	Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings.
17.	Select "Obtain an IP address automatically".
18.	Click the "Ok" button.
19.	Click the "Ok" button.
20.	You now have a new IP address

REN PHARY · Answer

first of all we mush follow the step bellow :

1/tye cmd
2/type    netsh int ip set address "local area connection" static 192.168.0.101 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.254 1 
for "local area connection" it is the name of network adapter for example if your natwork adapter name is local area connecton .so we type  netsh int ip set address "local area connection" static 192.168.0.101 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.254 1 
to see your network adapter name go to controll panel    networkconnection  
    note for the example abow 
192.168.0.101 is ip address
255.255.255.0 is subnetmask
192.168.0.254 1  is default getway

Mangesh Gunjal · Answer

netsh int ip set address name = "Local Area Connection" source = static addr =192.168.0.0 mask = 255.255.255.0 
netsh int ip set address name = "Local Area Connection" gateway =192.168.0.0 gwmatric = 1
netsh int ip set dns name = "Local Area Conncetion" source = static addr = 192.168.0.0
netsh int ip set dns name = "Local Area Conncetion" addr = 192.168.0.0

Note:make a bat file with above contents & Run.

netguy2000 · Answer

I am using a script to change IP from DOS with the help "netsh" and "devcon" in XP. see the following. (there is also an another way in DOS to change IP, if you don't agree with this script then plz ask again)

@echo off 
:::To find out your network card instances (wifi_ins and wire_ins) use following command "devcon listclass net"

set wifi_name=WiFi
set wire_name=WIRELAN
set wire_ip=192.168.0.117
set wire_mask=255.255.252.0
set wire_gw=192.168.0.130
set wifi_ip=192.168.105.117
set wifi_mask=255.255.255.0
set wifi_gw=192.168.105.130
set dns1=4.2.2.1
set dns2=4.2.2.2
set dns3=4.2.2.3
set dns4=4.2.2.4
set "wire_ins=PCI\VEN_10EC*"
set "wifi_ins=USB\VID_0BDA*"

goto select
:select
echo.
echo.
echo SELECT YOUR PREFERD NETWORK CONNECTION
echo.
echo.
echo [1] Office WIRE Network
echo [2] Office WIFI Network
echo [X] Exit
echo.
:network
@echo off
SET /P E=[1, 2, X]?
for %%? in (1) do if /I "%E%"=="%%?" goto wire 
for %%? in (2) do if /I "%E%"=="%%?" goto wifi 
for %%? in (X) do if /I "%E%"=="%%?" goto end

goto select

:wire
@echo off 
echo "Enabling Wire Interface and Disabling WiFi" 
echo.
devcon disable "%wifi_ins%"
echo.
netsh int ip set address "%wifi_name%" source = dhcp
echo.
netsh int ip set dns "%wifi_name%" dhcp 
echo.
echo Setting IP, MASK, and Gateway
netsh interface ip set address "%wire_name%" static %wire_ip% %wire_mask% %wire_gw% 1 
echo Setting DNS Primary
netsh interface ip set dns "%wire_name%" static %dns1%
echo Setting DNS Secondary
netsh interface ip add dns "%wire_name%" %dns2% index=2
echo.
devcon enable "%wire_ins%"
echo.
sleep 5

goto end


:wifi
@echo off 
echo.
echo "Enabling WiFi Interface and Disabling Wire" 
echo.
devcon disable "%wire_ins%"
echo.
netsh int ip set address "%wire_name%" source = dhcp
echo.
netsh int ip set dns "%wire_name%" dhcp 
echo.
echo Setting IP, MASK, and Gateway
netsh interface ip set address "%wifi_name%" static %wire_ip% %wire_mask% %wire_gw% 1 
echo Setting DNS Primary
netsh interface ip set dns "%wifi_name%" static %dns1%
echo Setting DNS Secondary
netsh interface ip add dns "%wifi_name%" %dns2% index=2
echo.
devcon enable "%wifi_ins%"
echo.
sleep 5

goto end

:end

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