automatically deploy WINS?

is it somehow possible to automatically set up WINS on client machines?

what I need to do is add a few I.P addresses into the WINS option, located in the "Advanced TCP/IP Settings" to every computer in my network.

Now with over a hundred computers in my organisation its a bit if a job to go round to every single one. Can a batch file be some created to do this or is there some other way of automating this??

thanks

 

The best way to go is DHCP.

 

Absolutely!

Use DHCP Scope option 044 to set the WINS server IP address, and 046 the WINS Node types (Almost always set as hybrid 0x8).

If you're using static IP addresses, read up on DHCP. It will make your life much easier. Changing settings like this over the network is just what makes DHCP so splendid.

 

thanks!

currently we are using static ips know the advantages of DHCP, but we need to us pc anywhere quite alot and we have all the i.p's for users listed,

with DHCP you can specify that a certin computer will always get the same i.p address right?

 

Yes with reservations.
Turn the lease time up and it is highly unlikely the IP will change even if it's dynamic.

If you are using PC anywhere on the LAN side couldn't you just use computer name?

100+ clients on static? Wow you like to work don't ya?

 

I use remote access (VNC - not a fan of PC anywhere). When I need to know the users IP address, I go into the DHCP manager and look it up there (in the list of leases).

However, Scott's point is well made. With WINS running on your network access by name will be efficient and give you quick access.

By the way. If you do stick to the static IPs, I'd look at a VBScript to make the change. I am confident you can do it with a VBScript. A search at Microsoft.com for VBScript and WINS came up with this link, giving details of how to set up TCP/IP settings with VBScript. A rewrite of that will do the job I would have thought.

Reviewing this, a link to page 1 of the guide is worth having as the page above doesn't seem to have any navigation links on it. Duh!