Use of Netsh commands in Windows Server 2008

Netsh commands have been introduced for a long time, with Netsh commands in Windows 2000/xp/2003. Windows Server 2008 Only extends some of the parameter items for Netsh. In daily work, many administrators do not know much about Netsh, or even what features are enhanced by Netsh in Windows Server 2008. By reading this article, Windows administrators can find answers to the questions listed above.

One, what is Netsh?

Microsoft Windows Netsh is a command-line scripting utility. Using the Netsh tool, you can view or change the network configuration of your local or remote computer.

You can run these commands not only on the local computer, but also on remote computers on the network.

You can run the Netsh commands manually or automate the process of creating a batch file or a script implementation. Netsh provides a scripting feature that allows you to run a set of commands against a specified computer in batch mode. With Netsh, you can save a configuration script as a text file for easy archiving or for configuring other computers.

Second, Windows Server 2008 netsh vs. Windows XP Netsh

Even at the core command level, there are some differences between the Windows XP version of Netsh and the netsh of Windows Server 2008. To compare these, we can run "netsh/?" in each operating system. Although Windows XP has a more "routing" option than Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 has more content than the Netsh options under Windows XP, as follows:

* DHCP

* Dhcpclient

* HTTP

* IPSec

* LAN

* NAP

* NetIO

* RPC

* WinHTTP

From the list above, you can see that in Windows Server 2008, there are more options.