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Configure Network Configuration (IP-Address, DNS, Default Gateway) with PowerShell

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Today I would like to give a tutorial for a basic network configuration on Windows systems using PowerShell. We start with a fresh installation of a Windows operating system.

Retrieve Network Adapter ID

Run Get-NetAdapter to get the Network Adapter ID.

Get-NetAdapter

Make a note of the network adapter ID.

Configure IP-Address and Default Gateway

Next, configure the IPv4 Address and the Default Gateway with New-NetIPAddress. Provide your ifIndex ID of your network card. It certainly differs from mine. 

New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 5 -IPAddress 192.168.99.202 -PrefixLength 24 -DefaultGateway 192.168.99.1

Configure DNS Server

We now need the ifIndex again to configure a DNS Server with Set-DnsClientServerAddress.

Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex 5 -ServerAddresses 8.8.8.8,10.10.10.10

How do you know this worked ?

Run Get-NetIPConfiguration to review your work.

Get-NetIPConfiguration
Mission accomplished.

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Published by Patrick Gruenauer

Microsoft MVP on PowerShell [2018-2023], IT-Trainer, IT-Consultant, MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, Cisco Certified Academy Instructor.

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