Developer(s) | Microsoft |
---|---|
Initial release | February 17, 2000 |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Type | Command |
License | Proprietary commercial software |
Website |
docs |
In
computing, netsh
, or
network
shell, is a
command-line utility included in
Microsoft's
Windows NT line of
operating systems beginning with
Windows 2000.
[1] It allows local or remote configuration of
network devices such as the
interface.
[2]
A common use of netsh
is to reset the
TCP/IP stack to default, known-good parameters, a task that in
Windows 98 required reinstallation of the
TCP/IP adapter.
netsh, among many other things, also allows the user to change the IP address on their machine.
Starting from
Windows Vista, one can also edit wireless settings (for example,
SSID) using netsh
.
netsh
can also be used to read information from the
IPv6 stack.
The command netsh winsock reset
can be used to reset TCP/IP problems when communicating with a networked device.