Changing TCP/IP Properties for lots of computers

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My domain has around 100 members (XP and W2K
workstations).

I'm going to change my DC's IP number.

Can I somehow change the "TCP/IP Properties" (DNS
Server addresses) for all 100 workstations at once,
perhaps by using some remote administration tool?
 
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mar said:
My domain has around 100 members (XP and W2K
workstations).

I'm going to change my DC's IP number.

Can I somehow change the "TCP/IP Properties" (DNS
Server addresses) for all 100 workstations at once,
perhaps by using some remote administration tool?
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I would add the new IP to the DC then use DHCP to publish the new IP
addresses including option 006 DNS server, then after everything is up and
running normally with no errors remove the unused IP.
For a short time though I would leave the old address on the DC.
 
Kevin D. Goodknecht said:
I would add the new IP to the DC then use DHCP to publish the new IP
addresses including option 006 DNS server, then after everything is up and
running normally with no errors remove the unused IP.
For a short time though I would leave the old address on the DC.
Click to expand...


My domain members have fixed IPs, so I guess DHCP
is out of question? Or perhaps not?

Since the IPs are static, can I somehow change the "TCP/IP
Properties" (DNS Server addresses) for all 100 workstations
at once, perhaps by using some remote administration tool
which would read a list of (hostname, DNS IP) pairs in?

HOSTNAME1, 10.45.23.54
HOSTNAME2, 10.45.23.54
HOSTNAME3, 10.45.23.54
HOSTNAME4, 10.45.23.54
HOSTNAME5, 10.45.23.54
HOSTNAME6, 10.45.23.54
HOSTNAME7, 10.45.23.54
.....
 
Here is another idea on how to mass the change client...

257748 How to Use the NETSH Command to Change from Static IP Address to DHCP
in
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257748
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In that article it gave you an example syntax, here it was...

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.10
255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1

This would allow you change from DHCP to static, if I miss read the
question, sorry about that. Let me know. :)
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