I want change DNS server setting on quite a few clients in a single domain env. They all have static IP setting which I can't change (can't use DHCP) so looking for a way to change settings with a script that can be applied via a system startup script setting in group policy. I have found one, copied below, that seems to work but needs user input to acknowledge all the popup windows. Can someone look over the script and tell me what I must remove or remark out to let the script just run with no user input? Or if you have something better, I would love to try it out. Just learning scripts and need an experts input. Thanks all, Peter.
On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
strNewDNSServer = "192.168.0. 4"
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winm gmts:" _
& "{impersonation Level=impersona te}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv 2")
Set colNicConfigs = objWMIService.E xecQuery _
("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAd apterConfigurat ion WHERE IPEnabled = True")
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Computer: " & strComputer
For Each objNicConfig In colNicConfigs
intNewArraySize = 0
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & " Network Adapter " & objNicConfig.In dex
arrDNSServerSea rchOrder = objNicConfig.DN SServerSearchOr der
WScript.Echo " DNS Server Search Order - Before:"
If Not IsNull(arrDNSSe rverSearchOrder ) Then
For Each strDNSServer In arrDNSServerSea rchOrder
WScript.Echo " " & strDNSServer
Next
End If
WScript.Echo " Adding " & strNewDNSServer & " to end of " & _
"DNS search order."
intNewArraySize = UBound(arrDNSSe rverSearchOrder ) + 1
ReDim Preserve arrDNSServerSea rchOrder(intNew ArraySize)
arrDNSServerSea rchOrder(intNew ArraySize) = strNewDNSServer
intSetDNS = _
objNicConfig.Se tDNSServerSearc hOrder(arrDNSSe rverSearchOrder )
If intSetDNS = 0 Then
WScript.Echo " Added " & strNewDNSServer & _
" to end of DNS search order."
Else
WScript.Echo " Unable to change DNS server search order."
End If
Next
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & String(80, "-")
Set colNicConfigs = objWMIService.E xecQuery _
("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAd apterConfigurat ion WHERE IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNicConfig In colNicConfigs
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & " Network Adapter " & objNicConfig.In dex
WScript.Echo " DNS Server Search Order - After:"
If Not IsNull(objNicCo nfig.DNSServerS earchOrder) Then
For Each strDNSServer In objNicConfig.DN SServerSearchOr der
WScript.Echo " " & strDNSServer
Next
End If
Next
On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
strNewDNSServer = "192.168.0. 4"
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winm gmts:" _
& "{impersonation Level=impersona te}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv 2")
Set colNicConfigs = objWMIService.E xecQuery _
("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAd apterConfigurat ion WHERE IPEnabled = True")
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Computer: " & strComputer
For Each objNicConfig In colNicConfigs
intNewArraySize = 0
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & " Network Adapter " & objNicConfig.In dex
arrDNSServerSea rchOrder = objNicConfig.DN SServerSearchOr der
WScript.Echo " DNS Server Search Order - Before:"
If Not IsNull(arrDNSSe rverSearchOrder ) Then
For Each strDNSServer In arrDNSServerSea rchOrder
WScript.Echo " " & strDNSServer
Next
End If
WScript.Echo " Adding " & strNewDNSServer & " to end of " & _
"DNS search order."
intNewArraySize = UBound(arrDNSSe rverSearchOrder ) + 1
ReDim Preserve arrDNSServerSea rchOrder(intNew ArraySize)
arrDNSServerSea rchOrder(intNew ArraySize) = strNewDNSServer
intSetDNS = _
objNicConfig.Se tDNSServerSearc hOrder(arrDNSSe rverSearchOrder )
If intSetDNS = 0 Then
WScript.Echo " Added " & strNewDNSServer & _
" to end of DNS search order."
Else
WScript.Echo " Unable to change DNS server search order."
End If
Next
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & String(80, "-")
Set colNicConfigs = objWMIService.E xecQuery _
("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAd apterConfigurat ion WHERE IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNicConfig In colNicConfigs
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & " Network Adapter " & objNicConfig.In dex
WScript.Echo " DNS Server Search Order - After:"
If Not IsNull(objNicCo nfig.DNSServerS earchOrder) Then
For Each strDNSServer In objNicConfig.DN SServerSearchOr der
WScript.Echo " " & strDNSServer
Next
End If
Next
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