Configuring NICs on Windows Server 2016 from the command line / Powershell

It seems that in Server 2016 they have removed some of the functionality in some older utilities such as netsh, netdom etc.

So in order to configure IP addresses from the command line it looks like we should put our trust solely in Powershell (*cringes*.)

In order to set a static IP address there are a few commands we need to run - firstly disabling the DHCP on the relevant NIC:

Get-NetIPInterface | FL # grab the relevant interface ID from here
Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceIndex 22 -DHCP Disabled

*Note: We can also use the 'InterfaceAlias' switch to provide the NIC's name - however personally I prefer using the Index.

In my experience disabling DHCP on the interface does not always wipe any existing configuration - so we should remove any exsiting IP address's with:

Remove-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 22 -IPAddress 10.11.12.13 -PrefixLength 24

and any default route associated with the interface:

Remove-NetRoute -InterfaceIndex 22 -DestinationPrefix 0.0.0.0/0

And then assign the IP address, subnet mask and default route (if any) with:

New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 22 -IPAddress 12.13.14.15 -PrefixLength 24
New-NetRoute -DestinationPrefix 0.0.0.0/0 -InterfaceIndex 22 -NextHop 12.13.14.1

and finally any DNS servers:

Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex 22 -ServerAddresses {8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4}