You've probably used the ipconfig command to view TCP/IP settings and renew a DHCP lease. In addition to these tasks, ipconfig can also help you manage DNS settings on a computer. For example, the DNS ...

I use the ipconfig command in the cmd prompt so much, I was wondering if it was possible to make a shortcut to it. I usually go start, run, cmd, then type it, but I am curious if it is possible to ...

With the addition of the DNSClient module in PowerShell, you can take some of the old ipconfig commands that we know and love and make them more robust using PowerShell. Also available are a number of ...

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Under Windows, the CLIP command allows you to copy the results returned by a command in the DOS command prompt. This trick can be useful if you need to paste the results of the IPCONFIG command, for ...

Many users may get the “An error occurred while renewing interface Ethernet“ error when they use the IP Config command in the command-line interpreter (Command ...

The Mac’s Systems Preferences Network applet enables configuring network settings, while the Network Utility (found within Applications\Utilities) provides a graphical interface for troubleshooting ...