How to change my TCP/IP settings using Ruby

Ruby
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Is there a way to change my TCP/IP settings using Ruby scripts. For
example I want a quick way to setup from DHCP to fixed IPs. My Windows
is 2000.
Kind Regards
Roberto Nogueira

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Roberto Nogueira

Windows 2000 comes with the netsh command line tool, which will allow
you to
do this easily:

Set a static IP:
netsh interface ip set address name=“Local Area Connection”
source=static
addr=192.168.0.10 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1 gwmetric=1

Set an interface for DHCP:
netsh interface ip set address name=“Local Area Connection” source=dhcp

While this link is for XP, the syntax for 2000 should be the same:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-
us/netsh.mspx?mfr=true

If you need to do this from a Ruby script, you can shell out for the
above.
I’m not aware of any libraries for this.

HTH,

Felix