how to get DNS by USING command prompt in windows xp?what do you mean "get DNS" ? TRY exploring the possibilities of IPCONFIG...err..don't know how to explain,but i want the DNS obtain manually,but in xp & using command prompt. like in the windows 98 run - command - ipconfig but if i did that in xp,will it come out? If you want it manually, type ipconfig /all and under DNS servers it should be there.yup,that's help a lot! TQ Dark Blade