Windows Server: set up a network adapter using PowerShell

You will find simple commands to set up your network adapter settings using PowerShell.

Get the nework cards list:

Get-NetAdapter

Once you know which card you want to setup, we can store store it in a variable:

$netadapter = Get-NetAdapter -Name Ethernet

Then, you can run different commands to setup specific settings:

DHCP

$netadapter | Set-NetIPInterface -Dhcp Disabled

Configure IP address and Gateway

$netadapter | New-NetIPAddress -IPAddress 10.0.0.251 -PrefixLength 24 –DefaultGateway 10.0.0.254

DNS servers and search suffix

$netadapter | Set-DnsClientServerAddress -ServerAddresses ("10.0.0.1","10.0.0.2")

$netadapter | Set-DnsClient -ConnectionSpecificSuffix "fevio.fr"