Determiningthe IPv4 Addressof the Interface
1. Opena commandprompt bypressing Win+X andthenA
2. ViewtheIPv4 addressof yourinterfaces
Command
netsh interface ip show config
Example
C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh interface ip show config
Response
Configuration for interface "Local Area Connection"
DHCP enabled: Yes
IP Address: 169.254.0.1
Subnet Prefix: 169.254.0.0/16 (mask 255.255.0.0)
InterfaceMetric: 25
DNS servers configured through DHCP: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only
WINS servers configured through DHCP: None
Configuration for interface "Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1"
DHCP enabled: No
IP Address: 127.0.0.1
Subnet Prefix: 127.0.0.0/8 (mask 255.0.0.0)
InterfaceMetric: 75
Statically Configured DNS Servers: None
Register with which suffix: Primary only
Statically Configured WINS Servers: None
Inthis example,your sensoris pluggedintointerface“LocalArea Connection”
YourhostIPv4addresswillbeonthelinethatstartswithIPAddress: Inthiscaseitis
169.254.0.1
Note: IfyourinterfaceIPv4addressisoftheform169.254.x.x,itisconnectedvialink-local
to the sensor. This means that Windows self-assigned an IP address in the absence of a
DHCPserver.
SettingtheHostInterfacetoDHCP
Usethis tosetyour interfaceto automaticallyobtain anIP addressvia DHCP.This isuseful for archi-
tecturesthat needtobemore plugand play.
SetyourinterfacetoDHCP
Command
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