IP Configuration Command Line Switches

 

There are a number of ways that you can troubleshoot TCP/IP configuration issues for your SMS clients. The standard process for troubleshooting these issues is using the Ipconfig command line utility from the command prompt on the machine(s) in question.

 

Listed here you can see all of the available Ipconfig command line switches available to you for troubleshooting purposes.

 

Ipconfig /all

This command line switch will display the “Detailed” IP configuration of the client machine.

 

Ipconfig /release

This command line switch will release the current IP address on the client machines network interface card (NIC).

 

Ipconfig /renew

This command line switch will renew the current IP address on the client machines NIC card.

 

Ipconfig /flushDns

This command line switch will flush or purge the client machines DNS cache.

 

Ipconfig /registerDns

This command line switch will refresh all of the NIC cards leased IP addresses and will re-register the DNS names.

 

Ipconfig /displayDns

This command line switch will display the DNS cache records.

 

Published Sunday, November 26, 2006 4:44 PM by dhite
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