Backup Network Settings

[MechMan]

What is the easiest way to back up my network setting on my Win XP Pro machine. I want to experiment with some other network settings and I can't always get back to my orginal setup without alot of trial and error.

Thanks!

 

[manarth]

pen and paper usually work for me.

what settings would you like to back up?
- ip configuration?
- dialup connections?
- shared folders?

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[MechMan]

IP Config

 

[bcastner]

Use the Netsh.exe utility to do a dump of your settings. You can then later do a Netsh restore if you need to. This is a great way to handle setting TCP/IP parameters and values for different network settings.

Daniel Petri has a nice little tutorial:

http://www.petri.co.il/configure_tcp_ip_from_cmd.htm

Note: Daniel's site is being re-organized, if you get an error message page from the link above, just click on that page Knowledge Base, Tips and Tricks, Tweaks, and look for &quot;Configure TCP/IP from the command line.&quot;