Re: SMS 2K3 Client on ISA 2004 can't talk to SMS server

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Marc Ramsay wrote:
OK, now I'm confused. Have a look at the instructions and then look at the example. They contradict each other:

This script demonstrates how to set the management point for an SMS Advanced Client.
The following parameters are provided to the SMSClient.SetCurrentManagementPoint method:
• A string that is the IP address of the desired management point.
• An integer, 0, indicating that the first parameter is an IP address.
Alternatively, you can supply the computer name. In that case, the first parameter is the computer name and the second parameter is 1, which indicates that the first parameter is the computer name.

Example
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On Error Resume Next
dim oSMSClient
set oSMSClient = CreateObject ("Microsoft.SMS.Client")
if Err.Number <>0 then Wscript.echo "Could not create SMS Client Object - quitting"
Wscript.Quit
end if
oSMSClient.SetCurrentManagementPoint "192.168.0.1",1 'set management point to given ip address
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The instructions say if you use an IP address then use '0', and if you use a computer name use a '1', but the example clearly shows the opposite.

Which is correct?

How do you mean confused?
The computer is Named 192.168.0.1, no problem whatsoever?
Oh, now I see you figured that was an ip address? Nah just a bit of an odd name :-)

The text is correct the example could have been clearer but isn't necessarily wrong. :-)

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