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How to configure IP address, Hostname, and DNS in Windows 2008 Server Core
With Windows 2008 Server Core you don’t have a nice graphical interface to configure everything, therefor you need to configure via the command line. This article will cover how to configure an IP address, Hostname, and DNS servers in Windows 2008 Server Core.
1. Login to the server.
2. Configure your hostname:
> netdom renamecomputer %computername% /NewName:<newservername>
Where you replace <newservername> with the servername you wish to use.
3. Configure IP address:
> netsh interface ipv4 set address name=”2″ source=static address=192.168.0.5 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1
4. Setup DNS:
> netsh interface ipv4 add dnssserver name=”2″ address=192.168.0.1
NOTE: We have referenced in these commands an interface name of “2″. If you want to find out what name/number your interface is, do the following:
> netsh interface ipv4 show interface
Tags: system administration, windows, windows 2008 serverFiled under: Uncategorized by — aaron @ 2:21 am
Windows 2008 has a graphical interface to add/edit IP configurations. It’s almost at the same path of win 2003 (network and sharing > LAN > view status > properties).
>> netsh interface ipv4 set address name=”2″ source=static address=192.168.0.5 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1
Also, the above netsh command will add IP to the specified interface. But, it will remove existing IPs from there.
~mohammed