Enter a netsh context

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To enter a netsh context

1. Open Command Prompt.

2. At the command prompt, type:

   netsh

3. Type one of the following:

To enter this context	Type
AAAA	aaaa
DHCP	dhcp
Network Diagnostics (diag)	diag
Interface	interface
Interface IP	interface ip
Interface IPv6	interface ipv6
Interface Portproxy	interface portproxy
Internet Protocol security	ipsec
Network Bridge	bridge
Remote Access	ras
Routing	routing
RPC Helper	rpc
WINS	wins

Notes

• To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.

• To enter a context, you can type only enough letters in the context name to allow netsh to identify the context. For example, to enter the WINS context from the netsh prompt (that is, netsh>), you can type w, and then press ENTER.

• Most of the contexts listed above have one or more subcontexts. For more information, see Related Topics.

• Internet Connection Sharing and Network Bridge are not included in Windows Server 2003, Web Edition; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition; and the Itanium-based versions of the original release of the Windows Server 2003 operating systems.

Information about functional differences

• Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.

See Also

Concepts

Netsh commands for DHCP
Netsh diagnostic (diag) commands
Netsh commands for Interface IP
Netsh commands for Interface IPv6
Netsh commands for Interface Portproxy
Netsh commands for remote access (ras)
Netsh commands for Routing
Netsh commands for WINS