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skip this simple step. Earlier client operating systems like Windows 95 and Windows 98 offered
winipcfg, a GUI utility that would provide a snapshot of the current IP configuration; in NT, 2000,
and 2003, this has been mostly replaced by command-line tools and scripting solutions.
In addition to the options listed previously, both netsh and ipconfig can display a smaller
subset of IP configuration information, and ipconfig can even be used to perform simple trouble-
shooting tasks. From the
netsh interface ip
prefix, you can issue the following
netsh
commands
to display various IP addressing information:
netsh interface ip show address
: Displays IP address configuration only; no DNS or
WINS info
netsh interface ip show dns
: Displays the configured DNS server addresses
netsh interface ip show icmp
: Displays ICMP statistics on a RRAS server
netsh interface ip show interface
: Displays IP interface statistics on an RRAS server
netsh interface ip show ipstats
: Displays IP statistics on an RRAS server
netsh interface ip show joins
: Displays multicast groups joined
netsh interface ip show wins
: Displays the WINS server addresses
See Also
Recipes 1-2 and 1-6 for more on configuring static and dynamic IP addressing
Recipe 1-16 for more on displaying the current TCP/IP configuration of a Windows
Server 2003 computer
9-2. Verifying That the TCP/IP Stack Is Functioning
Problem
You want to confirm that TCP/IP is installed and functioning correctly on your Windows
Server 2003 computer.
Solution
Using a Graphical User Interface
1.
Open the Enhanced Ping (eping) utility, a free download available from
http://www.
itoolpad.com/products/eping/
.
2.
Enter
127.0.0.1
or
localhost
and click Ping.
3.
Confirm that localhost responds to the ping command with a time index of 0.
4.
Click Quit to close the eping utility.
