What is correct syntax to the IPCONFIG command?

Answer 1

The syntax is built in already in DOS.

To see a syntax of your command, just add /help

ex: ipconfig /help and hit enter

First, you must run an ipconfig command from the command prompt. This is done by going to Start -> Run and typing cmd, then clicking OK. Then in the black command prompt window you will type ipconfig with one of several options. If you just type ipconfig and hit enter then it will show you the basic information of your network adapters. This information will include your IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. For most people, this information will be enough. If you want all of the information regarding your network adapters type ipconfig /all. This will also give you your MAC Address, DNS servers, and whether your adapter receives it's address via DHCP.

There are also other options you can use to try and repair a connection. The first is ipconfig /renew. If you type it just as is, it will try to get a new IP address for all network adapters that are using DHCP. Alternately, you can type ipconfig /renew ADAPTERNAME and it will just renew the IP address on the selected adapter. The next option is ipconfig /release CONNECTIONNAME. This will release the IP address that the selected connection is using. This will only work if that adapter is using DHCP and will leave the adapter without an address.

The command can also be used to try and repair and DNS issues. You can use ipconfig /flushdns to purge all of your cached up DNS records. This can help if a site has had it's IP address changed in the recent past. Eventually this record will be updated, but this command can force an immediate update for all records. If you just want to see what DNS records have been registerd use the ipconfig /displaydns command.

There are also some functions that can be used for displaying or modifying the class id's, but I have never seen a need to use these.
First, you must run an ipconfig command from the command prompt. This is done by going to Start -> Run and typing cmd, then clicking OK. Then in the black command prompt window you will type ipconfig with one of several options. If you just type ipconfig and hit enter then it will show you the basic information of your network adapters. This information will include your IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. For most people, this information will be enough. If you want all of the information regarding your network adapters type ipconfig /all. This will also give you your MAC Address, DNS servers, and whether your adapter receives it's address via DHCP.

There are also other options you can use to try and repair a connection. The first is ipconfig /renew. If you type it just as is, it will try to get a new IP address for all network adapters that are using DHCP. Alternately, you can type ipconfig /renew ADAPTERNAME and it will just renew the IP address on the selected adapter. The next option is ipconfig /release CONNECTIONNAME. This will release the IP address that the selected connection is using. This will only work if that adapter is using DHCP and will leave the adapter without an address.

The command can also be used to try and repair and DNS issues. You can use ipconfig /flushdns to purge all of your cached up DNS records. This can help if a site has had it's IP address changed in the recent past. Eventually this record will be updated, but this command can force an immediate update for all records. If you just want to see what DNS records have been registerd use the ipconfig /displaydns command.

There are also some functions that can be used for displaying or modifying the class id's, but I have never seen a need to use these.

Answer 2

ipconfig can only be run in command

Start, Run, enter "cmd"

to see a list of all commands with Syntax, enter

ipconfig /?