Does Win 2K have something comparable to winipcfg?

[nexialist]

Sometimes I lose my cable connection and have to reboot to re-establish it. I used to be able to do that under Win98SE using winipcfg.

This happens often since I connected 7 computers thru a router.

Dan

 

[Jazzxx]

ipconfig, but its dos based so you will have to run it at a command prompt.

at the prompt type

c:>ipconfig /release

c:>ipconfig /renew

those two command will release your present IP adress and attempt to renew (regrab) that (or a new) IP address.

 

[nexialist]

Thanks,

I'll try it...i'm an old DOS guy.

Surprised MS has no cool little prog to do this.

Dan

 

[WannaFly]

there is, winipcfg, given its not given with 2000 but i've heard you can copy the .exe from an XP machine and it will work in 2000. (Never tried it)

 

[CQuinn]

It doesn't exist in XP machines either, at least not by default.

 

[warmachine]

Yes there is a tool that works for win2k don't know about XP
link to download

 

[nexialist]

Warmachine,

Thanks for the link. I was getting tired of having to re-boot to re-establish my IP.

Dan

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: nexialist
Warmachine,

Thanks for the link. I was getting tired of having to re-boot to re-establish my IP.

Dan

Since you're an old dos guy you'll probably like "ipconfig" better than any gui that does this. Just put a /? on the end to list all the switches.

 

[inCreek]

ipconfig is the MS program that is part of W2k/WXP, replacing the winipcfg. Only difference is that you have to run it from command window ('cmd')

 

[Jazzxx]

Its not really a replacement, its simply an NT based thing. All NT based Os's use ipconfig, while the fat32, win9x, millenims of the world use winipcfg.