DHCP server to push updates to clients 1

[Murugs]

I changed some settings in DHCP and about to play with it. How do I push the new DHCP settings to the clients.

I know clients can reboot or do a ipconfig /renew and get the updated DHCP scope.

But is there a tool which will push the update to the clients from the server.

Muru

 

[paella33]

Which OSs? Anyway, i don' think there is an easy way.

 

[brianinms]

DHCP isn't something you can push, it's pulled from the server by the client.

 

[TweakMYbox]

You could be creative, and use a utility such as pssexec to remotely execute ipconfig.

PSExec is part of the Sysinternal's suite of free utilities (sysinternals.com). Basically at a command prompt you would type:

psexec \\computername "ipconfig" /renew

You can script this by placing all of your computernames in a text file (carriage return between computer names). Then at a command prompt typing:

for /f %i in (textfile.txt) do psexec \\%i "ipconfig" /renew,

I love automation...

Mike Fegan, MCSA, MCSE

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[Murugs]

Mike

Thankyou..You are the man.

Murugs

 

[TweakMYbox]

No prob. Let me know if it works for you.

Mike Fegan

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[Murugs]

Yes it worked like a charm.

Murugs