[THIN] Re: DNS client settings through GPOs not applying

No reboot necessary, simply supply a text file listing of the computers

 

Const ForReading = 1

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("C:\list_of_computers.txt", ForReading)

Dim arrFileLines()
i = 0
Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream
  ReDim Preserve arrFileLines(i)
  arrFileLines(i) = objFile.ReadLine
  i = i + 1
Loop
objFile.Close

 

On Error Resume Next

 

For Each strLine in arrFileLines

   Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
       & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strLine & "\root\cimv2")

   Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
       ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")

   For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
       arrDNSServers = Array("192.168.1.100", "192.168.1.200")
       objNetCard.SetDNSServerSearchOrder(arrDNSServers)
   Next

Next

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Minero, Hector B CIV NSWCDD, K55 <hector.minero@navy.mil> wrote:

We do that (DHCP reservations) too on some networks.  It boggles though that a GPO setting like this, that is supposed to work, just doesn't.

I suppose I can write a script to change the DNS settings on reboot, but I just wanted to know if anyone had encountered this problem.

Yes, Static may be antiquated, but it serves a purpose.

Yes, the IP configuration includes DNS settings, too.  No, I'm not doing anything that would stop an update and I've rebooted several times.

 

 

Thanks,

_______________________________
Hector Minero

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Greg Reese
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 5:57 PM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: DNS client settings through GPOs not applying

we're all statics here too.  But, we get there via DHCP reservation.  setting the DNS globally is an option then.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@gmail.com> wrote:

dang - and  thought the army had some, uh, "antiquated" ideas...

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 2:00 AM, Minero, Hector B CIV NSWCDD, K55 <hector.minero@navy.mil> wrote:

No, we use static settings.

 

 

_______________________________
Hector Minero
NSWCDD K55
Ph:(540)653-8859

-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Berny Stapleton
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:58 AM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: DNS client settings through GPOs not applying

Are you sending the clients DNS servers via DHCP? Have you updated the DHCP server?

2009/6/17 Minero, Hector B CIV NSWCDD, K55 <hector.minero@navy.mil>

Hi all:
I need to change the settings for DNS servers on several PCs.  I'm trying to do this by using the GPO setting:
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/DNS Client/DNS Servers
I am using two IP addresses separated by a space.
The PCs are Windows XP SP3.

I've run gpresult and the policy seems to be applying, but the DNS servers are not changed.
I've done a gpupdate /force and rebooted a couple of times.
Yes, the PCs are in the correct OU where the policy is applied.

Anyone seen this before?

_______________________________
Hector Minero