WINIPCFG problem

[Lambdaphi874]

Hey, i'm trying to connect my computer with my roommates computer and when I went to check his IP and subnet mask it said that his winipcfg is not found. Can I just download a new copy of that or what do I need to do?

 

[Bob Cerelli]

You can do a "start / run / cmd /k ipconfig" - no quotes

which will show you the IP address

 

[Bob Cerelli]

There is also a GUI program similar to WINIPCFG for Windows2000 and XP from Microsoft. You can download it at:

http://download.microsoft.com/downl...ntipcfg/1.00.0.1/nt5/en-us/WntIpcfg_setup.exe

 

[SpeedRacer5]

ehh, it is known as ipconfig, not winipconfig. At least is has been this way for the past few OSs (i think it changed at 98). Am I missing something here?

 

[Bob Cerelli]

I believe what he mentioned was running "winipcfg". There is no "winipconfig"

As far as the history, IPCONFIG has been around for quite a while.

With Win95, Win98 and ME, in addition there is a GUI interface for looking at the IP information called WINIPCFG.

Windows2000 and XP do not have it built in, but there is a version you can download which was posted earlier.

If you install it into the same directory as the OS, then you can run "wntipcfg" without needing to enter the path.