What is IPCONFIG and how does it work?

What is IPCONFIG and how does it work?

• ·         Configure IP (Internet Protocol configuration)

• ·         Ipconfig (sometimes written as IPCONFIG) is a command line tool used to control the network connections on Windows NT/2000/XP machines.

• ·         There are three main commands: "all", "release", and "renew".

• ·         Ipconfig displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings.

• ·         Used without parameters, ipconfig displays the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for all adapters.

• ·         Open command prompt 
  

           How does it work?

          Type ipconfig then press enter

  Parameters

          /all

• ·         In windows I can use ipconfig /all and this displays all the info about my connection.
• ·         Displays the full TCP/IP configuration for all adapters.
• ·         Without this parameter, ipconfig displays only the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway values for each adapter.
• ·         Adapters can represent physical interfaces, such as installed network adapters, or logical interfaces, such as dial-up connections.

• How does it work?
• Type ipconfig /all then press enter