Re: Setting default network adapter properties

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From: KM (konstmor_at_nospam_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/26/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:21:44 -0800

Tony,

You are probably looking for netsh command.
Include components:
        "Network Command Shell "
        "Network Command Shell Interface Context"
        "IP Router Monitor Library"

You can delete interface using netsh (delete interface).

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/netsh.mspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnxpesp1/html/tchWorkingWithNetshInWindowsXPEmbedded.asp

KM

> We are deploying WinXPe on IBM X205-8480 eServer. On this hardware
> there are different revisions of the same ethernet adapter.
> Under Windows NT, this was never a problem, the existing drivers worked
> for all flavors of the network adapter. XP is more selective and if we
> install our existing image (built with flavor A of the NIC) on a system
> with flavor B of the NIC, XP creates a new instance of Local Area
> Connection ("Local Area Connection 1") in the network configuration.
>
> Unfortunately XP is using some defaults that we would like different.
> For example, DHCP is enabled. We would like to use a static IP
> Address.
>
> So here are the questions:
> 1) Is there any way to convince XPe to use the existing Local Area
> Connection (with the correct configuration already set) instead of
> creating a new one?
>
> If not, then
>
> 2) How does XP determine which defaults to use? We would like to use a
> static IP Address.

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