ipconfig/winipcfg

fugi1

i've read everywhere that Win2000/NT uses IPCONFIG and Win9x uses WINIPCFG. But according to Trancender, it says that Win9x can use both. Is that right?

Webmaster

Check out this post from our Network+ forum:

www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1243

itwannabe

I looked in the files of a win98 machine and it only recognized the winipcfg command...anyone else?

RussS

Follow the link posted by webmaster ........

tokhss

quick summary since the other post is kinda long.

NT = command , type Ipconfig
9x = command, type Winipcfg,
9x = while in command prompt (little black command line box), type ipconfig, it will work

for the exam.. you need to know that NT and 9x do not use the same commands to bring up the network utility.. however.. while the command prompt is open.. you can then type in ipconfig on a 9x box and it will work

RussS

tokhss - yes and no

ipconfig is a command line utility in 9x and winipcfg is an executable program.


For the exam ....
IFCONFIG is Linux (I do not believe actually covered)
IPCONFIG Windows NT & W2K
WINIPCFG Win9x