Applying WINS setting without DHCP 1

[Cstorms]

How would one go about setting up the WINS ip on a user machine without manual interaction, I dont have the luxury of a Windows DHCP server, I would assume theres a way. No? Thanks.

Cory

 

[kmkeshav]

Why not you install a DHCP server?

 

[Cstorms]

Strictly standard IPs on a highly maintained cisco setup, regardless, we will not be implementing a DHCP server. I thought maybe a GPO or something but apparently not, maybe a scripted solution somewhere.

Cory

 

[Cstorms]

oops.. standard = static

Cory

 

[itsp1965]

Cory have you considered using the NETSH command in the following manner;

netsh interface ip set wins "Local Area Connection" static

You can push it to your user in the form of a script

 

[Cstorms]

Ahh, awesome, I will give that a go, thanks very much that may work well.

Cory

 

[GrimR]

what about script

strComputer = "."
strWins1 = "192.168.x.x"
strWins2 = "192.168.x.x"


Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
 & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set nics = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
 ("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled = True")

For Each nic In nics
  intSetWINS = nic.SetWINSServer(strWINS1, strWINS2)
  If intSetWINSServer = 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "Success! WINS servers configured."
  ElseIf intSetWINSServer = 1 Then
    WScript.Echo "WINS servers configured, please reboot."
  Else
    WScript.Echo "Error!! Unable to configure WINS servers."
  End If
Next

 

[Cstorms]

Suhweeeet, thanks very much, the script works great.

Cory