Network shell (netsh) is a command-line utility that allows you to configure and display the status of various network communications server roles and components after they are installed on computers running Windows Server® 2008.

 

Some client technologies, such as Network Access Protection (NAP) client, also provide netsh commands that allow you to configure client computers running Windows Vista®.

 

In most cases, netsh commands provide the same functionality that is available when using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in for each server role or component. In addition, there are netsh commands for network functionality, such as for IPv6, network bridge, and remote procedure call (RPC), that are not available in the user interface as an MMC snap-in.

 

You can use netsh commands to configure and display the status of network components on the local computer and on remote computers.

 

In addition, netsh commands can be run manually by typing commands at the netsh prompt and they can be run in batch files and scripts.

 

Netsh commands are organized in a hierarchy of contexts. Each network technology with netsh command functionality has its own context. For example, the netsh context for remote access service is ras.

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