Quick: Helpful list of netsh commands for your Windows Server Core 2008R2 Installation

Posted on May 21, 2010

As I’m now configuring all my new virtual servers, many of which are Core installations, I need a helpful list of netsh commands which allow me to configure network interfaces and so on, this is a handy guide for me as much as anyone else:

1. Change an interface’s name:
   netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" newname="LAN"
2. Change an interface’s MTU (for jumbo frames etc):
   netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface "LAN" mtu=WHATEVER store=persistent
3. List IP4 interfaces:
   netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
4. Set IP4 address:
   netsh interface ipv4 set address name="ID" source=static address=StaticIP mask=SubnetMask gateway=DefaultGateway
5. Add some DNS Servers:
   netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="ID" address=DNSIP
6. Set back to DHCP:
   netsh interface ipv4 set address name="ID" source=dhcp