ipconfig
is a popular command which is used to display and manage the network and IP configuration in Windows operating systems. Even ipconfig command provides basic IP and network configuration of the Windows system in some cases more detailed information like NetBIOS name can be required. ipconfig /all command can be used to list all details about the network configuration of a Windows system. The following instructions can be used for all modern Windows operating systems like Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server series.
ipconfig Command
First, we will use the ipconfig command which will provide fairly basic network and IP related information like;
- Connection-specific DNS Suffix
- Link-local IPv6 Address
- IPv4 Address
- Subnet Mask
- Default Gateway
C:\>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Ethernet0:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : localdomain
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::557b:67:59aa:dcde%7
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.142.130
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.142.2
ipconfig /all Command
But ipconfig /all
command provides verbose or more detailed information about the network, IP addresses, network interfaces etc.
- Host Name
- Primary Dns Suffix
- Node Type
- IP Routing Enabled
- WINS Proxy Enabled
- DNS Suffix Search List
- Connection-specific DNS Suffix
- Physical Address
- Network Interface Brand and Model
- Physical Address or Mac Address
- DHCP Enabled
- Autoconfiguration Enabled
- Link-local IPv6 Address
- IPv4 Address
- Subnet Mask
- Lease Obtained
- Lease Expires
- Default Gateway
- DHCP Server
- DHCPv6 IAID
- DHCPv6 Client DUID
- DNS Servers
- Primary WINS Server
- NetBIOS over Tcpip
C:\>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-HQVAMA3
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : localdomain
Ethernet adapter Ethernet0:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : localdomain
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-29-DC-62-6A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::557b:67:59aa:dcde%7(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.142.130(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:22:37 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 1, 2020 7:49:37 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.142.2
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.142.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 33557545
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-26-38-28-02-00-0C-29-DC-62-6A
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.142.2
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.142.2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled