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Here's one for the books!
I am attempting to distribute a software package to several hundred PC's. I have over 1500 PC's but only want the package on the about half of them. Here is what I'm doing.
I create a specific query e.g., system name = computername1. or system name = computername2 or etc...
I am not using wild cards because I want to target specific PC's. The problem I am having is several of the computer names come back from the query as a computer name that is not identified in my query. For example if I specify computer01 in the query it may come back with computer049. But wait, it gets better!
If I try to Remote to computer49 it goes to a different computer, say computer700, but we're not through yet, If I wait five minutes and try to remote to computer49 it goes to a different computer entirely.
The wrong computer name stays the same in the collection, (it always says computer49) but will remote to a computer not even queried. I look at the IP address and the name it resolves, and shell to DOS to do an NSLOOKUP on the computer name and the IP address that the Remote session finds, the name and ip correct (correct meaning it goes to the correct IP and name but not the right one from the query).
Has anyone ever had this particular problem, or have any ideas as to a resolution?
Thanks
I am attempting to distribute a software package to several hundred PC's. I have over 1500 PC's but only want the package on the about half of them. Here is what I'm doing.
I create a specific query e.g., system name = computername1. or system name = computername2 or etc...
I am not using wild cards because I want to target specific PC's. The problem I am having is several of the computer names come back from the query as a computer name that is not identified in my query. For example if I specify computer01 in the query it may come back with computer049. But wait, it gets better!
If I try to Remote to computer49 it goes to a different computer, say computer700, but we're not through yet, If I wait five minutes and try to remote to computer49 it goes to a different computer entirely.
The wrong computer name stays the same in the collection, (it always says computer49) but will remote to a computer not even queried. I look at the IP address and the name it resolves, and shell to DOS to do an NSLOOKUP on the computer name and the IP address that the Remote session finds, the name and ip correct (correct meaning it goes to the correct IP and name but not the right one from the query).
Has anyone ever had this particular problem, or have any ideas as to a resolution?
Thanks