[windows2000] Re: Changing the wins-address on 50 computers not using dhcp
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:58:13 +0200
On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:08:34 -0400, Daniel Angelucci wrote:
>You could try a couple of things. One is a direct registry hack, but you
>need the GUID of the interface on each machine. Not impossible to get, but
>a little tricky.
>
>key is:
>
>HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\parameters\interfaces\tcpi_{GUID
>of Interface}\NameServerList
>
>Ugh!
I second that...
>Or you could use netsh and a logon script.
>
>Command is:
>
>netsh interface ip set wins "<Name of Connection>" static <ip address>
>
>By default the name of the connection is "Local Area Connection" and I know
>very few people who change it.
I change this routinely to match the computername. I have a feeling
it was a good thing, hindsight and all. 8-) Thx for the hints!
>Have fun!
Iäll try. Thx.
>>From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: "Windows2000 Mailing List" <Windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [windows2000] Changing the wins-address on 50 computers not using
>>dhcp
>>Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:42:54 +0200
>>
>>At our dept we use static ip addressing and I wonder if it's
>>possible to change the wins-address on all clients w/o having to
>>visit them, and use a registry hack instead. AFAIK, GPO allows for
>>spreading registry entries to all or som machines, which is why I
>>wonder if it's possible chaning a network setting using it too.
>>
>>And before you ask, static addressing is a legacy decision before
>>my time on the dept, which I'm not permitted change, or even lobby
>>about, though I'd like to... 8-)
BW,
Sorin
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