Re: Advanced Client without NetBios

In article <1124741791.405545.301780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
ridizy@xxxxxxxxx says...
> Hello,
>
> We have an interesting dilema in our new SMS deployment. Some servers
> in our DMZ cannot communicate with the MP. We are using SMS 2003 SP1
> and deploying the client manually to servers in our DMZ with the
> SMSSITECODE= option. These servers have NetBIOS disabled. There are
> no SMS Site Servers in the DMZ. The only opened port from the DMZ to
> the MP is port 80.
>
> Because NetBIOS is disabled, the use of the LMHOSTS file for name
> resolution is not working. We also tried setting the IP address of the
> MP on the client via the SetCurrentManagementPoint method with the "1"
> (SmsClient_MPProtocol_IP) variable.
>
> The error we keep seeing in the LocationService.log file is
> ERROR_WINHTTP_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED.
>
> Does anyone know how we can configure these agents to work without
> enabling NetBIOS and without opening any other ports?
>
> Thanks for you help,
> Rich
>
>
Just hardcode the management point's ip address in wmi.
--
Kim Oppalfens
MVP SMS
Computacenter Belgium
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