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- The Choice command is back in Windows Vista
- While I use VBScript and Windows Scripting Host quite a bit, I've always been a big fan of batch files! There are just so many system administration tasks that you can accomplish using command line tools and I love being able to combine them in a batch file. Over the...
- Tags: Command, Microsoft Windows Vista, Choice, Value, IPConfig, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Tcp/Ip, Software, Networking, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Troubleshoot with Windows 2000 Server's ipconfig and NetDiag
- Ipconfig is one of the TCP/IP troubleshooting tools that's invaluable when troubleshooting basic connectivity and DHCP problems on your Windows 2000 Server. The primary task of Ipconfig is to display TCP/IP settings. By default, it displays the connection-specific DNS suffix, IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. If you enter...
- Tags: DHCP, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Network, Microsoft Windows 2000, DNS, Server, Microsoft Windows, Tool, Ipconfig, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- cable broadband connection
- I have two laptops before me, one is a an acer 3002lci, the other a gateway.I also have a time warner dsl cable ...Now while the acer connects to the net easily without my having to do anything, the gateway, despite being a more expensive machine etc, just refuses to...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, broadband, ramanandas@..., cable broadband, acer, cable, IP
- Discussion threads 2007-04-15
- APIPA and 169.254.x.x
- So I have a little home network, nothing too complex. Two computers are wired into the router and I have laptops connecting wirelessly. One of the laptops would not connect to the internet. I checked and saw that the IP was set to 169.254.x.x. I knew...
- Tags: INTERNET, Microsoft Windows XP, Notebooks, blkshirt, APIPA, IPConfig
- Discussion threads 2007-04-08
- VPN - can't map to remote machine. Different symptoms.
- I've checked the following on four different machines (XP/Vista). They all can connect to a VPN login, but only TWO of them can map to the remote server on the other side.Here's the twist, the two that can NOT map a drive...can still ping AND RDP remote desktop to that...
- Tags: Jim@..., xp, vpn, ping, networking, mapping, rdp, vista, ipconfig, server
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- Get to know ipconfig's available parameters in Windows Server 2003
- While Windows Server 2003 sports some handy networking GUI tools, the IPConfig command-line program is sometimes still your best bet. In this Windows Server 2003 tip, Scott Lowe introduces you to this helpful utility, and he lists this tool's available parameters. Even though the networking GUI tools in Windows...
- Tags: DHCP, Microsoft Windows Server, IPConfig, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Scott Lowe MCSE, NETWORKING, adapter, adapter name, Windows Server 2003 Tips Newsletter, DHCP Class, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-01-31
- Can't Browse IE, FireFox, Netscape
- I use SBC Yahoo DSL, Windows XP. Recently I connected a linksys router briefly to Desktop pc then removed the router and connected back to the modem directly. Now my desktop pc connects to the internet but I can't browse in IE, Netscape, or FireFox. I did IPCONFIG ALL, IPCONFIG/FLUSHDNS,...
- Tags: desktop, desktop computer, IPConfig, John3M@..., Linksys, Linksys Router, Microsoft Internet Explorer, modem, Netscape Communications Corp., PC, router, software
- Q&A 2006-09-01
- Troubleshoot Windows NT network problems with these utilities
- Windows NT 4 includes numerous command-line utilities that can help you troubleshoot network problems. Here's a quick list of five Windows NT utilities that every administrator should keep in his or her IT toolkit. Windows NT 4 includes numerous command-line utilities that can help you troubleshoot...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, TechRepublic Staff, Network technology, NETWORKING, Domain names, TCP/IP, NBTSTAT, IPConfig, network, NSLookup, Windows NT Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2005-04-20
- Wireless and LAN works only in one place
- Hi,a client of mine has a laptop which I looked at and couldn't figure out. I will probably get the laptop next week to check out again.It's a Dell laptop with built-in wireless A/B/G card. At home she can connect just fine to her Qwest Actiontec router, but wherever else...
- Tags: card, firewall, LAN, laptop computer, PCMCIA, semmelbroesel, wireless
- Q&A 2006-01-08
- Are you referring to DNS cache or Firewall configuration?
- Simply clear the cache cvia DNS mgmt mmc or from command line;ipconfig /flushdnsIf it is your firewall config depending on how you set up your environment look at the restrictions. Are they IP based or domain based?How is incoming and outgoing packets handled? How is your LAN/WAN infrastructure setup (eg....
- Tags: charles.thompson@..., DNS, firewall, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Spy Sweeper, SpyBot, yetanotheradmin solved my mystery
- Discussion threads 2005-08-02
- Using windows Xp Ip Configuration tool
- Using windows Xp Ip Configuration toolAfter downloading the xp ip config tool, The instructions says to rename the text document wxp-ipconfig.text to wxp-ipconfig.hta and double click on it to install the tool,however it still remains a text document.What am I missing to install this tool.good QI was wondering about that...
- Tags: Param, windows, IPConfig, tool, cliveyow@...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-10
- Finding Users
- Is there a command in Windows that can tell you which computer a user has signed on to? When troubleshooting a problem I use pcAnywhere to sign on a user's computer to assist them. However most people don't know their computer names and walking them through how to...
- Tags: IPConfig, windows, administration, network, users, ddipietro, networking, computer
- Discussion threads 2006-02-14
- Get to know ipconfig's available parameters in Windows Server 2003
- Could be moreI enjoy finding articles showing features that are not commonly known. However, the information shown in that article shows nothing out of the ordinary. The one thing that I like about TechRepublic is the tips that are not shown by just opening a command window and...
- Tags: arp, command window, hardware, IP, IPConfig, Local Area, Local Area Connection, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, sii.fred@..., windows server 2003
- Discussion threads 2006-02-01
- Tech Tip: Get to know ipconfig's available parameters
- Even though the networking GUI tools in Windows Server 2003 have been refined, the IPConfig command-line program is still your best bet for performing certain operations. So it's important to understand the options you have when using this utility. ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows Server 2003 Tips Newsletter, DHCP, Adapter, IPConfig, Adapter Name, DHCP Class, Networking
- Technical articles 2003-12-08
- somthing similar to ipconfig /ALL
- Is there a command for OS X that will show similar stats as IPCONFIG /ALL does for Windows? Such as, ip address, gateway, all the dns servers, the dhcp server...try ifconfig -h as admin that will tell you both if you have ifconfig, and what the options are for it.you...
- Tags: DHCP, GUI, IPConfig, IPCONFIG /ALL, network, server, TechKid
- Q&A 2005-07-22
- WINS/DNS Setup
- I have a connection via a wireless connection, that I am having problems doing Domain authentication with a laptop. In the IP settings DNS and WINS are set to what I need them to be, but when I try to ping to the UNC I get unknown route to host,...
- Tags: DNS, Host, IPConfig, laptop computer, LMHOST, NetMotion, Setup, sleague@..., USAT Corp., windows, WINS
- Discussion threads 2005-01-25
- internet explorer
- Whenever I attempt to access any website. I receive msg: "internet explorer could not open search page." I have an ip address. I scanned for spyware/addware/virus. I also verified connection settings in ie.Would you please supply a little more information? How do you connect to the internet...
- Tags: cmwilliams, explorer, Internet, internet explorer, IP, IP address, IPConfig, Microsoft Internet Explorer, windows, Winsock, WinSock Fix
- Q&A 2005-01-24
- can't browse internet using IE on XP LAN
- I run XP on DELL laptop. I was able to browse the net from IE in my office LAN and at home on broadband cable(using Motorola modem which supports ethernet & USB).Yesterday, I tried to configure Linksys wireless router at home.The wireless connection was excellent but unable to load...
- Tags: Ethernet, Internet, IPConfig, LAN, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, modem, Motorola Inc., tnkarma2004@..., windows
- Q&A 2005-01-02
- Cannot browse Internet suddenly
- I have seen this question increasingly online. I have an XP machine running SP2. (Actually I have 10 identically configured Dell machines and 3 of them have this problem). I have disabled the windows firewall, uninstalled Norton Internet Security, ran virus scans the machines are brand new, uninstalled/reinstalled...
- Tags: DNS, DNS server, Internet, Stephanie873, windows
- Q&A 2004-12-10
- Server 2003 and NT Workstations - Printing
- We're having some issues with printing from NT workstations to shared printers on a Windows Server 2003 which we've just installed.All workstations are NT and they have an LPT1 HP4000 PCL6 driver installed locally. Their logon script then maps the LPT1 port to the network printer. Printing via...
- Tags: hardware, ipconfig, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows NT Workstation, printer, printing, server, workstation
- Discussion threads 2004-12-01
