Unix Tipz & Tricz

In windows as well, command line can be used to change the IP address configuration mode from either DHCP to
static mode or static mode to DHCP, add IP addresses on an
interface with static IP address or add default gateways. We can also assign ip, subnet mask, default gateway, default gateway etc.

The command is as follows:

For dhcp
netsh interface ip set address  name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp…(where “Local Area Connection” is the interface name it is can be whatever the interface name is)

For static allocation

netsh interface ip set address local static 10.0.0.9 255.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 1

The description is as follows

E:\>netsh interface ip set address /?

Usage: set address [name=]<string>
      [[source=]dhcp |
        [source=] static [addr=]IP address [mask=]IP subnet mask]
      [[gateway=]<IP address>|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:
                    <IP address>: 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.