How can I set my DNS settings using the command-prompt or PS?

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Through the CLI (either cmd.exe or PowerShell) on Windows 7, how do I edit the TCP/IP DNS parameters for a specific network adapter?

http://superuser.com/questions/463096/change-dns-with-script/463110#463110 — Logman, Aug 31 '13 at 23:20

score 28 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 27 '10 at 20:09

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netsh.exe

netsh interface ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=none

netsh interface ip add dns name="Local Area Connection" addr=8.8.4.4 index=1
netsh interface ip add dns name="Local Area Connection" addr=8.8.8.8 index=2

netsh interface ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp

answered Oct 27 '10 at 20:09

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Might need to flush the dns too. ```ipconfig /flushdns``` – Frank Fu Oct 28 '15 at 04:15
Is "Ethernet" same with name="Local Area Connection"? – netawater Jul 30 '23 at 11:58

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 23 '14 at 12:40

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Main thing: you can set first DNS as static entry. Next you can only add/append other DNS servers. So, to set primary DNS server use something like this:

netsh interface ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" static 8.8.8.8

for adding/appending other DNS servers you have to use add option, something like this:

netsh interface ip add dns name="Local Area Connection" addr=8.8.4.4 index=2

edited Jul 23 '14 at 12:40

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answered Jul 12 '14 at 13:14

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Or to simplify the 2 statement: `netsh interface ip add dns "Local Area Connection" 8.8.4.4 2` – yW0K5o Dec 25 '19 at 17:06

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 27 '10 at 19:56

There is a ton of information on managing DNS servers with Powershell, here is a great article from the scripting guys:

If your wanting to manage your own Local DNS settings on your workstation, you can use powershell to connect to WMI, and use the DNS WMI classes.

How can I set my DNS settings using the command-prompt or PS?

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