netsh Cheat Sheet
Usage Examples
Wifi Troubleshooting
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
Interface Configuration
Show/dump/import active config
netsh interface ip show config
netsh interface ip show config <interface>
netsh -c interface dump > config.txt # dump config
netsh -f config.txt # import config
Static IP
netsh interface ip set address local static [ip] [netmask] [gw] 1
DHCP
netsh interface ip set address local dhcp
netsh interface ip set dns <NIC name> dhcp # Ensure to get DNS servers via DHCP
DNS
Overwrite currrent DNS config with a single static DNS server
netsh interface ipv4 set dns <NIC name> static <dns server> primary
Add DNS servers
netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver <NIC name> address=<dns server> index=<nr>
Routes
netsh interface ipv4 show route
netsh interface ipv4 add route x.x.x.x/x <interface name> <gw>
netsh interface ipv4 delete route x.x.x.x/x <interface name> <gw>
Firewall
Note “netsh firewall” is deprecated since Vista. Use “netsh advfirewall firewall” instead!
Config dumping
netsh advfirewall firewall export c:\temp\wfas.wfw
netsh advfirewall firewall import c:\temp\wfas.wfw
netsh advfirewall firewall reset [export c:\temp\wfas.wfw]
Toggling states
netsh advfirewall firewall set [profiletype]state on
netsh advfirewall firewall set [profiletype]state off
Changing rules
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="newrule" dir=in action=allow program="%ProgramFiles%\some\program.exe"
netsh advfirewall firewall show rule "newrule" verbose
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”Windows Firewall Remote Management” new enable =yes