It is possible to configure your Windows networking and services without needing to use a mouse or navigate through the GUI. Here are some useful commands.
Setting a static IP: netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" static 172.16.3.4 255.255.0.0 1172.16.3.1 1 Setting up DHCP: netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" dhcp Then use ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew Setting up DNS: set dns name="Local Area Connection" static 208.67.222.222 register=PRIMARY add dns name="Local Area Connection" 208.67.200.200 Checking your config: netsh interface ip show config Saving all of your settings to a file: netsh -c interface dump > filename1.txt Using a file to set the config (I don't know why there are two ways to do this): netsh -f filename2.txt netsh exec filename2.txt
Stopping a service: sc stop SNMP Disabling a service (note the funny spacing around the equal sign): sc config SNMP start= disabled