Reset TCP/IP in Windows 2003

In the Connection Properties dialog box for Windows Server 2003 (Windows 2003), if you click the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) option, the Uninstall button is dimmed and is not available. This is because the TCP/IP protocol is the core component of Windows Server 2003 and cannot be removed.

What if we need to reset TCP/IP to its original state? At this point, we can use the "netsh" command-line tool to solve this problem. In the Run dialog box, enter CMD, open the Command Prompt window, and enter the command line "netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt" or "netsh int ip reset c:/resetlog.txt" and press ENTER. The "reset" command can override the TCP/IP-related registry key "System/currentcon trolset/services/tcpip/parameters/" and "system/currentcontrolset/ Services/dhcp/parame ters/", running the above command results in the same effect as removing and reinstalling TCP/IP.

In addition, two command lines differ only in the location where the "Resetlog.txt" log files are stored. The former creates the log file in the current folder, while the latter specifies a specific save path.