Re: Change IP related values due to WAN design change

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Now is the time to move all machines to DHCP. Use infinite leases for the
permanent addresses. Next time you only have to change DHCP settings.



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Jim Vierra
http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/Episode048/default.asp
"*** Wade" <justice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I am a solo IT person for 108 users on a Windows 2000 Server/Windows 2000
> Professional. Our county changed it's network design which requires that
> I make quite a few IP address/subnet changes on all of our devices. The
> county IP staff just informed me of this change yesterday and it will be
> switched over at 5:00pm CDT today.
>
> I need help with a vbs script that will touch all client machines and
> network printers on my network (which will be on but not logged into
> Windows 2000 Professional) to do the following:
>
> 1. Make modifications to a configuration file (completed)
>
> 2. On failure of the modification
>
> a. Log host name and "failed cfg modification."
>
> b. Send e-mail to myself
>
> 3. On success log host name and "cfg modification complete."
>
> 4. Change DNS Server address
>
> 5. Change Default Gateway address
>
> 6. Change IP address on static addresses keeping value the last octet to
> the right but changing the first three to the new subnet address (subnet
> mask remains the same on all).
>
> 7. Log success with machine name and "TCP/IP changes complete."
>
> 8. Do a lease refresh for all leased IP addresses.
>
> 9. Report completion of script and open log file in Notepad for viewing
> and printing.
>
> James
>
>


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