Notes Server IP Change

[imhallsie]

Hi,
We are changing our Lotus Notes Servers IP address and currently most of the machines we have on site here are set to point at the servers IP address to connect to notes.

Is there a way we can change that with an entry in the login script or a batch file to tell the notes client to change the IP setting in the "destination server address" field.

Basically we are trying to avoid visiting each and every machine that connects to lotus notes onsite. If there is a way around this please let me know

TIA
Jason

 

[ABOzIT]

Why don't you connect to the Notes server using it's NetBIOS name instead of the IP address?

We don't use connection documents in our clients as they just do a DNS lookup for the server name. This way you can change the IP address, update DNS and everything just works.

If you were to go this way you could just create a button with a script to delete the connection document in everyones personal address book. Then e-mail the button to everyone.

Just a thought!

 

[imhallsie]

We are currently going from machine to machine removing all the connection documents...

how would one create a button to do this?

 

[ABOzIT]

In a new mail memo just go Create -> Hotspot -> Button and then add the following script to the button

Sub Click(Source As Button)
Dim db As NotesDatabase
Dim view As NotesView
Dim doc As NotesDocument

Set db = New NotesDatabase( "", "names.nsf" )
Set view = db.GetView( "Connections" )
Set doc = view.GetFirstDocument

While Not doc Is Nothing
Call doc.Remove(True)
Set doc = view.GetFirstDocument
Wend
End Sub

This will open the users address book and open the Connections view. Then it gets the first document and deletes it. It then cycles through doing the same until no documents are left.

Hope this helps