Windows Vista netsh lan command

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
(C) Copyright 2006 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Windows>netsh lan ?

The following commands are available:

Commands in this context:
?              - Displays a list of commands.
add            - Adds a configuration entry to a table.
delete         - Deletes a configuration entry from a table.
dump           - Displays a configuration script.
export         - Saves LAN profiles to XML files.
help           - Displays a list of commands.
reconnect      - Reconnects on an interface.
set            - Configures settings on interfaces.
show           - Displays information.

To view help for a command, type the command, followed by a space, and then
 type ?.

C:\Windows>netsh lan add ?

The following commands are available:

Commands in this context:
add profile    - Adds a LAN profile to specified interface on the machine.

C:\Windows>netsh lan add profile ?

Usage: add profile [filename=]<string>  [interface=]<string> 

Parameters: 

   filename  - name of the profile XML file
   interface - interface name

Remarks: 

   Parameter filename is required. 
   It is the name of the XML file containing the profile data. 

   Parameter interface is optional. It is one of the interface name shown 
   by "netsh lan show interface" command. If interface name is given, 
   the profile will be added to the specified interface, otherwise the 
   profile will be added on all wired interfaces. 

Examples: 

   add profile filename="Profile1.xml" interface="Local Area Connection"

C:\Windows>netsh lan delete ?

The following commands are available:

Commands in this context:
delete profile - Deletes a LAN profile from one or multiple interfaces.

C:\Windows>netsh lan delete profile ?

Usage: delete profile  [interface=]<string> 

Parameters: 

   interface - interface name

Remarks: 

   Parameter interface is required. The profile will be deleted from 
   the specified interface only. 

Examples: 

   delete profile interface="Local Area Connection"

C:\Windows>netsh lan dump ?

Usage: dump

Remarks: 
    Creates a script that contains the current configuration.  If saved to a
    file, this script can be used to restore altered configuration settings.

C:\Windows>netsh lan export ?

The following commands are available:

Commands in this context:
export profile - Exports specified profiles to XML files.

C:\Windows>netsh lan export profile ?

Usage: export profile [folder=]<string> [ [interface=]<string> ]

Parameters: 

   folder    - name of the folder where the profile XML files will be saved
   interface - name of the interface which has this profile configured

Remarks: 

   This command saves the selected profiles into XML files named as
   "Interface Name.XML". Parameter interface is optional.

   The folder name is mandatory. It must specify an existing folder
   accessible from the local computer. It can either be an absolute path,
   or a relative path to the current working directory. In addition, "."
   refers to the current working directory, and ".." refers to the parent
   directory of the current working directory. The folder name cannot be 
   a UNC path. 

   If interface name is given, the profile on the given interface will
   be saved as "Interface name.xml", Otherwise all profiles will be 
   exported. 

Examples: 

   export profile folder=. interface="Local Area Connection"
   export profile folder=c:\lan\profiles 

C:\Windows>netsh lan help ?

Usage: help

Remarks: 
       Displays a list of commands.

C:\Windows>netsh lan reconnect ?

Usage: reconnect [ [interface=]<string> ]

Parameters: 

   interface - name of the interface on which this setting is to be applied

Remarks: 

   Parameter interface is optional.
   If interface name is given, only the given interface
   will reconnect. Otherwise, all interfaces will reconnect.

Examples: 


   reconnect interface="Local Area Connection"

C:\Windows>netsh lan set ?

The following commands are available:

Commands in this context:
set autoconfig - Enables or disables auto-configuration on an interface.
set profileparameter - Set parameters in a wireless network profile.
set tracing    - Enables or disables tracing.

C:\Windows>netsh lan set autoconfig ?

Usage: set autoconfig  [enabled=]yes|no   [interface=]<string> 

Parameters: 

   enabled - specifies whether auto-configuration is enabled or not
   interface - name of the interface on which this setting is to be applied

Remarks: 

   Both parameters are required.

Examples: 


   set autoconfig enabled=yes interface="Local Area Connection"
   set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Local Area Connection"

C:\Windows>netsh lan set profileparameter ?

Usage: set profileparameter [[interface=]<string>] 
       [[authMode=]machineOrUser|machineOnly|userOnly|guest] 
       [[ssoMode]=preLogon|postLogon|none] [[maxDelay]=1-120] 
       [[allowDialog]=yes|no] [[userVLAN]=yes|no] 

Parameters: 

    Tag              Value
    name           - Name of the profile to be modified.
    interface      - Name of the interface on which the profile is set.
    authMode       - Type of credentials to be used for authentication.
    ssoMode        - Type of single sign on to be attempted if any.
    maxDelay       - Timeout value to establish single sign on connection.
    allowDialog    - Allow or Disallow a dialog to be shown for preLogon.
    userVLAN       - Specify if the network switches to a different VLAN on user authentication.

Remarks: 

    Modifies the specified profile name. If the interface is specified then
    only profiles on that interface are modified.

    At least one parameter besides interface must be specified.

Examples: 

    set profileparameter authMode=userOnly ssoMode=preLogon
    set profileparameter interface="Local Area Connection" ssoMode=none

C:\Windows>netsh lan set tracing ?

Usage: set tracing [mode=]yes|no|persistent] 

Parameters: 

    Tag           Value
    mode        - Enable, make it persistent or disable tracing.

Remarks: 

    Enabled or disable tracing, with the option to make tracing persistent.
    If enabled then the trace logs for wired LAN will be collected and 
    saved to the trace files.

    The parameter mode is required. Under persistent mode the tracing will
    still be effective after system reboot. If mode is set to disable, then
    both persistent and nonpersistent tracing will be stopped.

Examples: 

    set tracing mode=yes 

C:\Windows>netsh lan show ?

The following commands are available:

Commands in this context:
show interfaces - Shows a list of the current wired interfaces on the system.
show profiles  - Shows a list of wired profiles currently configured on the machine.
show settings  - Shows the current global settings of wired LAN.
show tracing   - Shows whether wired LAN tracing is enabled or disabled.

C:\Windows>netsh lan show interfaces ?

Usage: show interfaces

Remarks: 

   This command shows the wired interfaces configured on the system.
   There are no parameters for this command.

Examples: 

   show interfaces

C:\Windows>netsh lan show profiles ?

Usage: show profiles [ [interface=]<string> ]

Parameters: 

   interface - name of the interface which has this profile configured


Remarks: 

   Parameter interface is optional.
   If interface name is given, only the profile on the given interface
   will be displayed. Otherwise, all profiles will be displayed.

Examples: 

   show profiles interface="Local Area Connection"
   show profiles

C:\Windows>netsh lan show settings ?

Usage: show settings

Remarks: 

      Shows the global settings for wired network service, including
      whether auto connection logic is enabled or not on each interface.

Examples: 

      show settings

C:\Windows>netsh lan show tracing ?

Usage: show tracing

Remarks: 

    Shows whether wired LAN tracing is enabled or disabled.

Examples: 

    show tracing