need help on NETSH command

[wizmerlin]

my OS is Windows XP
i saw this sample on http://www.computerhope.com/netsh.htm

set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp

this command Sets the "Local Area Connection" to DHCP.

when i tested this command there was a problem.

this is the result on the MS DOS prompt:

C:\>netsh
netsh>set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
The following command was not found: set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp.


the red part is the error.
anyone know what is the problem?

[GuruGary]

Is your connection called "Local Area Connection"?  Look at your network properties, or run IPCONFIG to see your connection names.  It may be called "Local Area Connection 2" or "Wireless Connection" or something else.

If that's not the problem, then we can look at your syntax.

[wizmerlin]

when i typed ipconfig

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

 Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
 IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.106
 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10

[contrex]

I found this on the MS netsh page

For these commands to work at the Windows XP command prompt, you must type netsh interface ip before typing commands

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp

[wizmerlin]

thank you contrex.
i works.

is there a way that i dont need to specify the name of the connection?
example:

netsh interface ip set address * dhcp

where it can automatically identify the name of the address which is Local Area Connection.

[contrex]

Batch files can do many things, but if you want one that reads your mind you'll have to wait a while... 

[GuruGary]

You could write a FOR loop that uses IPCONFIG or NETSH to list the adapters, and netsh interface ip set address "%%a" dhcp for each connection it finds.