This utility allows you to get theIP address information of a Windows computer.
Ipconfigreplaced the older winipcfg utility.
Using ipconfig
From the command prompt, typeipconfigto spin up the utility with default options.
Theipconfigcommand supports several command line options.
The command
displays the set of available options.
Ipconfig /all
This option displays the same IP addressing information for each adapter as the default option.
Additionally, it displaysDNSandWINSsettings for each adapter as well as a whole host of additional information.
In this case, the command affects only the specified connections, not all connections.
The command accepts either full connection names or wildcard names.
Examples:
Ipconfig /renew
This option re-establishes TCP/IP connections on all web connection adapters.
As with the release option,ipconfig /renewtakes an optional connection name specifier.
Both /renew and /release options only work on clients configured for dynamic (DHCP) addressing.
