NETSH Command Allows Invalid IP Address Setting on Local Interface

ID: Q242057

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

The Windows 2000 netsh command allows you to enter an invalid value for the Internet Protocol (IP) address of a local interface.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows 2000 includes a command-line utility that you can use to make some configuration changes to the TCP/IP configuration of a local interface. One of the items that you can change is the IP address. Using this command in Windows 2000, you can inadvertently change the IP address to an invalid value.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb