I'm pretty new to PS so take it easy.   The following query works to get me the IP address of a named interface.

$ActiveIP = Get-NetIPaddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Where-Object {$_.InterfaceAlias -eq "UniqueName"} | Format-Table IPAddress

Then the $ActiveIP Variable returns the correct information im looking for.  I'm am utterly stuck on how to take that and pipe it correctly to another cmd.

For instance I'd like to automate the DNS config and would pipe that variable to the following...at least that's what I think, but its a no go. I'm sure its something with how im outputting, but then again i'm a noob.

Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {DNSCMD servername /resetlistenaddresses $ActiveIP}

Any help on straightening me out would be much appreciated.

• Edited by Slade1040 Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:43 PM

Mike,

Thanks for the info.  So if I use select-object like so:

$ActiveIP = Get-NetIPaddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Where-Object {$_.InterfaceAlias -eq "UniqueName"} | Select-Object IPAddress

That returns "IPAddress=xxxxxxxxx" , but I only need the IP not the "IPAddress=", how do I filter down to just that, so I can pass that $activeIP variable correctly?

Thanks again! 

• Edited by Slade1040 18 hours 25 minutes ago

jrv,

I'm trying to automate my DNS config, not the DNS setting on a workstation.  Server side, DNS setup.

Thanks

Why are you resetting the IP on the DNS server?

WMI can configure DNS directly even remotely.  On WS2012 use the DNS CmdLets.

As I posted above twice:

$IP=(Get-NetIPAddress -InterfaceAlias wi-fi -AddressFamily ipv4).IPAddress

Hi,

That returns "IPAddress=xxxxxxxxx" , but I only need the IP not the "IPAddress=", how do I filter down to just that, so I can pass that $activeIP variable correctly?

Thanks again! 

You can either use the -ExpandProperty switch of Select-Object or use jrv's dotted notation suggestion.

If you are using PowerShell 2 you need to upgrade to  or later.  The Net Framework for XML has changed.

Thank a lot Mike that's what I needed!

I'm not resetting the IP of of server, i'm specifying what IP DNS should listen on...open DNS right click the servername, interfaces tab, you can specify only the following IP addresses.  that's what im trying to set...thanks.

Thank a lot Mike that's what I needed!

Cheers, you're very welcome.

Mike,

Thanks for the info.  So if I use select-object like so:

$ActiveIP = Get-NetIPaddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Where-Object {$_.InterfaceAlias -eq "UniqueName"} | Select-Object IPAddress

That returns "IPAddress=xxxxxxxxx" , but I only need the IP not the "IPAddress=", how do I filter down to just that, so I can pass that $activeIP variable correctly?

Thanks again! 

• Edited by Slade1040 Thursday, July 30, 2015 12:46 PM