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Miss Winipcfg From Windows 98? Download it from Microsoft
Remember back in Windows 98 when you didn't have to see the old dos-style command prompt just to release and renew your IP address? These days with more and more people using mobile computers, it seems like we're doing this more and more often. If you long for the days when you could run a program called Winipcfg and just simply press a release, then renew button, you can still get that same experience today. Microsoft offers WNTIPCFG for download, which is a version of Winipcfg that is compatible with Windows versions based on the NT code base. This includes Windows 2000 and Windows XP. To use it, simply download the installer and run it. It will put 4 files into a folder called C:\Program Files\Resource Kit. From there, copy the WNTIPCFG.EXE file and paste it into your C:\Windows folder, and rename it to WINIPCFG. Now you can simply type winipcfg in the Run window on the Start menu, and adjust your IP settings easily. [via lockergnome]
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Subscribe to commentsMasterSauceSep 12th 2005 3:12PM
Just got back to school and for some dumb reason the entire network here at Cedarville U. went haywire and some of us had to release and renew our IPs. Go figure. While I had ComSci and ComEng friends to help me figure that one out in about ten seconds, this is a really good and simple solution for the ignorant masses. Was there a reason they don't include this in NT or XP?
DrewskySep 13th 2005 2:00PM
Very interesting. From the license agreement and the look and feel, this appears to be a JAVA application. Here is a quote from the licence file: "NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT. THE SOFTWARE MAY CONTAIN SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS WRITTEN IN JAVA. JAVA TECHNOLOGY IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND IS NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE AS ONLINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, DIRECT LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF JAVA TECHNOLOGY COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has contractually obligated Microsoft to make this disclaimer."
Either that or they just saw it as a chance to bash JAVA. Can anyone provide more info? Would be funny if it was written in Java!