What is Netsh.exe and what is it used for
Netsh.exe is a tool that an administrator can use to configure and monitor Windows-based computers, using the command prompt.
Netsh is made up of commands and scripts that are useful for the components of a network, both for local and remote computers.
The Netsh tool can also save a configuration script to a text file to configure other servers.
Netsh.exe allows you to perform the following tasks:
- Configure interfaces.
- Configure routing protocols.
- Configure filters.
- Configure routers.
- Configure remote access behavior for Windows-based routers running the Routing and Remote Access Server (RRAS) service.
- Show the configuration of a router that is running on any computer.
- Execute a group of commands in batches.
The syntax of the Netsh.exe tool is:
netsh [-r routername] [-a AliasFile] [-c Context] [Command | -f CommandFile]
Where:
-r RemoteMachine
Specifies that netsh commands be run on a remote computer specified by its name or IP address.
-a corresponds to a file (AliasFile)
An aliases file contains a list of netsh commands and an alias version, so you can use the alias command line instead of the netsh command.
-c Context
Specifies the command context that corresponds to an installed helper DLL.
Command
Specifies the netsh command to run.
-f ScripFile
Indicates the netsh commands to run.
