IP Configuration for Windows NT

Keywords:     IPCONFIG

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Question:

I am trying to extract the IP information (address and Gateway) from an NT machine. I saw the posting for Windows 95 using the WINIPCFG command and it works great under 95. Unfortunately NT uses a DOS window to display the IP configuration and I have not been able to extract the information.

Answer:

1. Even easier under NT, just use the IPCONFIG.EXE command with all it's options. Try IPCONFIG /? to see them all, but all this information is attainable including DHCP info.

2. Using the Internet extender, there is a cute way to get the local ip address by using the wxGetInfo commands. Best way I've seen yet.

3. Regular Winbatch method:

   Try this code below. It will extract all IP information from the registry from nt40

   IPRegKey=RegOpenKey(@REGMACHINE,"System\CurrentControlSet\Services\E100B1\Parameters\TCPIP")
   TCPIP=RegQueryMulSz(IPRegKey,"[IPAddress]",@tab)
   Gateway=RegQueryMulSz(IPRegKey,"[DefaultGateway]",@tab)
   SubNet=RegQueryMulSz(IPRegKey,"[SubnetMask]",@tab)
   RegCloseKey(IPRegKey)
   
   HostName =RegQueryValue(@REGMACHINE,"System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters[Hostname]")
   DNS =RegQueryValue(@REGMACHINE,"System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters[NameServer]")
   DNSDOM =
   RegQueryValue(@REGMACHINE,"System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters[Domain]")
   USEDNS =RegQueryDword(@REGMACHINE,"System\ControlSet001\Services\NetBT\Parameters[EnableDNS]")
   
   If USEDNS == "1" 
   USEDNS = "Yes"
   EndIF
   

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Article ID:   W12655

Filename:   Get IP Address Windows NT4.0.txt