IP Interface Configuration in Windows

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• Each host adapter must be allocated an:
  • IP address
  • subnet mask
  • default gateway IP address
  • DNS server address
• IP can be assigned:
  • statically
  • dynamically
• hosts get an IP address dynamically via dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
• In Windows, each Ethernet adapter has a name
  • I.e., Ethernet, Ethernet2, Ethernet3, etc.
• Can configure interface via GUI or CLI
  • Network Connections or Windows Settings
  • netsh command
• all changes are persistent
  • stay upon reboot