[windows2000] Re: remotely get network settings on Win2k machines
- From: Jim Kenzig <web@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 12:49:26 -0400
You could install something like VNC, GotoMyPC or Webex to get to their
desktop, if they were XP you could use Remote Assistance.
If you had Altiris Deployment Solution you could easily do this. : )
--
Regards,
Jim Kenzig
Quoting Brian Anderson <BAnderson@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> I've been tasked with getting some network settings off a sample of machines
> across a statewide WAN. The machines are all win2k, set up with static IP
> addresses in an NT4 domain. There's about 30 that I have to get. The main
> thing I'm looking for is what the default gateway setting is for each box (I
> already have the IP addresses). This is on a client's network, so I don't
> really have access to every resource.
>
> Is there a command line method that I might be able to do this? I can't think
> of anything other than ipconfig, but I can't seem to find any switches that
> would allow for remote polling.
>
> or am I out of luck and will have to call each one of these users and walk
> them thru it?
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ibrahim, Mustafa [mailto:Mustafa.Ibrahim@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 10:19
> To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: RES: Re: Re network boot disk
>
>
> Microsoft terminology sometimes sucks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 02 October 2003 14:11
> To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: RES: Re: Re network boot disk
>
>
> No, there is no was that I know of.
>
> It is because of what Microsoft call's the Groveller service, which crawls
> through your RIS images looking for common files. It then removes the
> duplicates, and does an Exchange-like Single-Instance-Storage with the
> files.
>
> If you put the images on the same partition as your boot or system files, you
> OS would be grovelled as well. Not good...
>
> Just stick a 40 gig drive in a machine, put Windows on 10 gig, and make a
> separate partition for RIS with the rest...
>
> BTW, does anyone else think it is strange that your operating SYSTEM is in
> the BOOT partition, and you BOOT files are in the SYSTEM partition?
>
>
> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
> David Clark Company Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eduardo Freitas [mailto:eduardofreitas@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:43 AM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] RES: Re: Re network boot disk
>
>
>
> Glenn,
>
>
>
> I read somewhere that the partition which has the images cannot be a system
> or boot partition. Is there any way around that? I don't have a machine lying
> around right now...
>
> Regards,
>
> Eduardo Herrmann de Freitas
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Em nome de Sullivan, Glenn
> Enviada em: quarta-feira, 1 de outubro de 2003 15:50
> Para: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Assunto: [windows2000] Re: Re network boot disk
>
>
>
> How about Microsoft's Remote Installation Services? Free with your Win2K
> license...
>
>
>
> I use it to deploy Win2K all the time. And even WinXP in a pinch.
>
>
>
> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
> David Clark Company Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Fogarty [mailto:rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:44 PM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Re network boot disk
>
> Thinking out loud here... I wonder if someone doesn't need the Altiris
> software could they still enable PXE on the clients and setup some type of
> PXE server? I know that's essentially what Altiris' Deployment solution is
> doing, but I wonder if someone actually has a free (low cost) PXE server out
> there somewhere.
>
>
> Anyone?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim, Mustafa
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 1:54 PM
> To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Re network boot disk
>
> Brian, can you tell me where I can get tech info on this?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Lilley [mailto:Brian.Lilley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 October 2003 17:38
> To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Re network boot disk
>
> use Altiris here... and we don't need boot disks....just PXE boot enabled on
> Nics.... which is nice
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ibrahim, Mustafa [mailto:Mustafa.Ibrahim@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 October 2003 17:26
> To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Re network boot disk
>
> Nice, Thanks Brian and everyone else. Much appreciated
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Anderson [mailto:BAnderson@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 October 2003 16:50
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Re network boot disk
>
> do you actually have Ghost? We use Ghost 6.5 and there's a wizard that helps
> you make a multiboot floppy that reads about almost any nic you can imagine.
> And if there's something else you need, there's an option to insert the NDIS
> driver and let the wizard to take care of it for you. Makes it real easy
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ibrahim, Mustafa [mailto:Mustafa.Ibrahim@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 08:40
> To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [windows2000] Re network boot disk
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Apologies if this is off topic.
>
> Is there a network boot disk maker out there. I need a utility that
> simplifies the process of creating network boot disks. I want to be able to
> create a single bootable CDROM that contains all the network drivers for all
> my desktop and laptop systems.
>
> Basically, I have all my ghost images are on a central imaging server.
> Currently, we have several different boot disks for each type of NIC in a
> given system. They don't all have the same NICs. I am trying to simplify this
> process, by creating a single bootable cdrom. Any ideas are welcome guys.
> Many thanks as always
>
> Mustafa
>
>
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