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[Bart]

I need to read and set the NIC via VDS, when running XP i use IPconfig and pipe the outcome, and netsh to make the settings, but i need also read and set the NIC under Win98 with the same software. How can i do the trick?

[Rubes_sw]

Hi Bart

You might try Dr. Dread's DreadNet.dll available on the main www.vdsworld.com site...

Nathan

[Bart]

I tried that one but it only reads some information, i need al the information like in IPCONFIG /ALL but also need to set all the parameters.

[DaveR]

I assume you've can't use winipcfg? I can't remember what info it provides though if I remember correctly it's a gui app.

[Bart]

Yes winipcfg can be run from the commandline and i just figured out that if i use the next line:

run winipcfg /all /batch c:\ip.dat,wait

this give the same results as

run ipconfig /all,wait

and doesn't show the GUI of winipcfg, but not the only difference is that it is stored in the file but that is no problem, but i need a way of changing the NIC settings.

[Aslan]

On NT systems you can change it in the registry after you figure out what the interface ID is. I can't remember how to do it in WinXX systems because its been a very long time since I even dealt with it.

For NT based OS's look in the registry at:

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces

One of the interfaces is your active one. In that key it will have most of the settings you are looking for including DNS.

For WINS settings look at: (The interface KeyName will be the same as above)

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters\Interfaces

After making changes in these two keys you will need to restart the "Network Connections" service

[Bart]

I found it, wasn't that difficult

to set DHCP ON: