Microsoft KB Archive/283009

= Error Message &quot;The Following Command Was Not Found&quot; When You Use the Netsh Command =

Article ID: 283009

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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This article was previously published under Q283009





SYMPTOMS
Some specific Netsh context commands are not available even though they are listed.

For example, if you type netsh at a command prompt, and then type the following commands:
 * ras (and press ENTER)
 * ipx (and press ENTER)
 * add (and press ENTER)

you receive the following list of commands:
 * add authtype: Adds the types of authentication that the remote access server negotiates.
 * add link: Adds to the list of link properties that Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) negotiates.
 * add multilink: Adds to the list of multilink types PPP negotiates.
 * add registeredserver: Registers the given Windows 2000 computer as a remote access server in Active Directory for a given domain.

When you attempt to use any of these commands, you receive the following error message:

The following command was not found



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the Routing and Remote Access snap-in to configure these properties.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbpending KB283009

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