netshGlobal Context

netsh/Global Context

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Commands available in every NetShell context.

Subcontexts

AAAA

DHCP

Interface

RAS

Routing

WINS

Commands

..

Returns to previous context.

?

Displays help for this context.

aaaa

Enters the AAAA context (see the next entry).

abort

Discards any changes made while in offline mode.

add helper DLLfilename

Installs a new helper DLL to extend the functionality of NetShell. The DLLs included are:

Aaaamon.dll

AAAA component DLL

Dhcpmon.dll

DHCP server DLL

Ifmon.dll

Interface DLL

Ipmontr.dll

Routing DLL

Rasmontr.dll

Remote-access server DLL

Winsmon.dll

WINS server DLL

alias [aliasname [[string]...]]

Displays all aliases or the specified alias, or assigns string values to the specified alias.

bye

Exits the shell (can also use quit or exit ).

commit

Commits NetShell router commands collected in offline mode and sends them to the router.

delete helper DLLfilename

Removes an installed Helper DLL.

dhcp

Enters the DCHP context (see below).

dump filename

Dumps or appends the configuration to the specified text file.

exec scriptfile

Executes a text file containing a series of NetShell commands.

interface

Enters the Interface context (see below).

offline

Changes to offline mode. All router commands entered into the shell are collected and can later be sent to the router using the commit or online commands.

online

Changes to online mode. All commands entered into the shell are executed immediately.

popd

Pops a context from the stack.

pushd

Pushes current context onto the stack.

ras

Enters the RAS context (see below).

router

Enters the Routing context (see below).

set machine

Sets the current machine on which to operate .

set mode [mode=[offline online]]

Changes the NetShell mode.

show [alias helper mode]

Shows all defined aliases, installed Helper DLLs, or the current NetShell mode.

unalias aliasname

Removes an alias.

wins

Enters the WINS context (see below).

Examples

First use Notepad to create a text file called Script.txt , containing the following NetShell commands, to display the authentication mode and types currently enabled on a remote-access server:

 ras show authmode show authtype .. 

Now start the NetShell shell:

 C:>  netsh  

Check that you are in Online mode:

 netsh>  show mode  online 

Run the script:

 netsh>  exec C:\script.txt  authentication mode = standard Enabled Authentication Types: Code          Meaning ------------------------------------------ MSCHAP        Microsoft Challenge-Handshake     Authentication Protocol. MSCHAPv2      Microsoft Challenge-Handshake     Authentication Protocol version 2. netsh> 

If you are in the command shell, you can run the script directly:

 C:\>  netsh -f Script.txt  

Notes

• There is supposed to be a flush command for removing commands collected in offline mode, but it doesn't seem to work in the current release.

• The dump command outputs the current configuration of NetShell-configurable services on the machine as a series of NetShell commands. The dumped file can then be run on a different machine using the exec command to configure that machine identically to the first. The only problem is that a number of the configuration settings aren't dumped properly! See Knowledge Base article 254252 on Microsoft TechNet for how to edit the dump file manually to fix it.