Command-line network utility in Windows 2000

There is command line utility AKA shell built in Windows 2000 named netsh. It allows automation of network configuration process by exporting configuration in textual ASCII script files that can be run later on to apply saved configuration. Script syntax is open so administrator is able to compose own scripts. For the brief overview of configuration model, command line options and major script commands see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg1101.mspx