Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Name

Global Context

Synopsis

Commands available in every Netshell context.

Subcontexts

AAAA

DHCP

Interface

RAS

Routing

WINS

Commands

..

Returns to previous context.

?

Displays help for this context.

aaaa

Enters the AAAA context (see later in this section).

abort

Discards any changes made while in Offline mode.

add helper DLLfilename

Installs a new Helper DLL to extend the functionality of Netshell. The DLLs included with Windows 2000 Server are:

Ipmontr.dll

Routing DLL

Ifmon.dll

Interface DLL

Rasmontr.dll

Remote-access server DLL

Dhcpmon.dll

DHCP server DLL

Winsmon.dll

WINS server DLL

Aaaamon.dll

AAAA component DLL

alias [ aliasname [[ string ]...]]

Displays all aliases or the specified alias, or assigns string values to the specified alias.

bye

Exits the shell (can also use quit or exit).

commit

Commits Netshell router commands collected in Offline mode and sends them to the router.

delete helper DLLfilename

Removes an installed Helper DLL.

dhcp

Enters the DCHP context (see later in this section).

dump filename

Dumps or appends the configuration to the specified text file.

exec scriptfile

Executes a text file containing a series of Netshell commands.

help

Same as ?.

interface

Enters the Interface context (see later in this section).

offline

Changes to offline mode. All router commands entered into the shell are collected and can later be sent to the router using the commit or online commands.

online

Changes to online mode. All commands entered into the shell are executed immediately.

popd

Pops a context ...