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{{Short description|Command-line utility}}
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In [[computing]], '''<code>netsh</code>''', or [[Computer network|network]] [[shell (computing)|shell]], is a [[command-line interface|command-line]] utility included in [[Microsoft]]'s [[Windows NT]] line of [[operating system]]s beginning with [[Windows 2000]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerhope.com/netsh.htm|title = MS-DOS and Windows command line netsh command}}</ref> It allows local or remote configuration of [[networking hardware|network devices]] such as the [[Interface (computing)|interface]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/tn-archive/bb490939(v=technet.10)|title=Using Netsh}}</ref>

==Overview==
A common use of <code>netsh</code> is to reset the [[Protocol stack|TCP/IP stack]] to default, known-good parameters, a task that in [[Windows 98]] required reinstallation of the [[Internet protocol suite|TCP/IP]] adapter.

netsh, among many other things, also allows the user to change the [[IP address]] on their machine.

Starting from [[Windows Vista]], one can also edit wireless settings (for example, [[Service set (802.11 network)|SSID]]) using <code>netsh</code>.

<code>netsh</code> can also be used to read information from the [[IPv6]] stack.

The command <code>netsh winsock reset</code> can be used to reset TCP/IP problems when communicating with a networked device.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{Cite book|first=Æleen|last=Frisch|year=2001|title=Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]]|isbn=978-0-596-00148-3}}
*{{Cite book|first=William R.|last=Stanek|year=2008|title=Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition|publisher=[[Microsoft Press]]|isbn=978-0735622623}}

==External links==
{{Wikibooks|Guide to Windows Commands}}
* [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490939.aspx Using Netsh] from [[Microsoft TechNet]]
* [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744890(v=ws.10).aspx Netsh Commands for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) in Windows Server 2008 R2 (includes Windows 7), from Microsoft TechNet. Topic not covered in "Using netsh".]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080219233637/http://platformlabs.com/bag/net.htm online tool to build address bind commands]
* [http://colorconsole.de/cmd/en/Windows_7/netsh.htm netsh commands supported by Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 (output of "netsh ?")]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23880 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 Netsh Technical Reference] (chm)
* [https://www.colorconsole.de/?cmd/en/windows-10/netsh.htm The new netsh commands overview - colorconsole.de]


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