Need help with Adapter Specific settings

[Joe User 99]

Ok, we are trying to make some changes in our sysprep image, but nothing I do seems to take effect.

Here is what we are trying to do:

1) In Network Settings/Local Area Connection, UNCHECK the checkbox beside "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" (Basically Unbind it from the Adapter, NOT remove it, just unbind it).

2) In TCP/IP properties, under Advanced/DNS, UNCHECK the "Register this connection's address in DNS".

This is for a image that will be installed on various systems with various NICs, so the adapter will be different, so I need some way, to set it in the Sysprep.inf.

I'm sure someone has had to do this before and could give some pointers?

TIA.

[IcemanND]

Well this should do half of it:

UNCHECK the "Register this connection's address in DNS"

On Error Resume Next

Const wbemFlagReturnImmediately = &h10
Const wbemFlagForwardOnly = &h20

arrComputers = Array("localhost")
For Each strComputer In arrComputers
   Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
   Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration where IPEnabled=TRUE", "WQL", _
                                          wbemFlagReturnImmediately + wbemFlagForwardOnly)

   For Each objItem In colItems
      result=objItem.SetDynamicDNSRegistration(False,false)
   next
next

See Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration for the return codes.

0= success no reboot,

1=success need reboot,

anything else is an error.

[Joe User 99]

Well this should do half of it:

Thanks, it works great.

I'd still like to have a way to do it from the settings in Sysprep.inf if anyone has one. (Mainly so I can see what the heck I am missing.)

[IcemanND]

Try this, but it will only work for one adapter:

Add to sysprep.inf

[Net Adapters]
    Adapter1 = params.Adapter1
[NetBindings]
    Disable = MS_Server Adapter1
[MS_TcpIP]
    EnableAdapterDomainNameRegistration=No

[Joe User 99]

Try this, but it will only work for one adapter:

Add to sysprep.inf

[Net Adapters]
    Adapter1 = params.Adapter1
[NetBindings]
    Disable = MS_Server Adapter1
[MS_TcpIP]
    EnableAdapterDomainNameRegistration=No

As is, I got a invalid entry, so I modified it slightly to be [NetAdapters],

and "MS_Server Adapter1", but it had no effect on the end result, the boxes were still checked.

Thanks for your help & suggestions.

Edited September 27, 2005 by Joe User 99

[Gogol]

If this can help you ... I use GetMac to retrieve all "connection name" and IBindCFG to disable/enable binding of ms_msclient and ms_server on those nic interfaces ... even with virtual card !

[Joe User 99]

If this can help you ... I use GetMac to retrieve all "connection name" and IBindCFG to disable/enable binding of ms_msclient and ms_server on those nic interfaces ... even with virtual card !

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks, but IBindCFG seems to have no effect either.

I tried it by hand on a 2003 SP1 server, and on a XP SP2 vm session, and while there were no errors, the items remain checked in the network properties.

Using IBindCFG -interface "Local Area Connection" -dis_service ms_server

as the command line from the C:\ prompt.

[Joe User 99]

Ok, I got part of it working through straight sysprep.inf.

While looking up something else, I stumbled accross this KB article:

The InstallDefaultComponents Key in the Networking Section Always Defaults to Yes

So, I checked it out, and it has sample sysprep.inf, that I modified to suit my needs. So, now I have got the unbind file and print sharing working through sysprep, and I am using the vbs file that IcemanND was kind enough to share, and I am up and working.

I'll continue testing it, but for now I am satisfied. Thanks for everyones help and suggestions.

[Yzöwl]

As an addition to the MS article you have linked, for a winnt.sif file, use

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents = No

[Joe User 99]

As an addition to the MS article you have linked, for a winnt.sif file, use

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents = No

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you notice however, the title for the article I linked to was:

The InstallDefaultComponents Key in the Networking Section Always Defaults to Yes.

Basically, it says setting it to No has no effect.

the InstallDefaultComponents entry in the [Networking]section always defaults to "Yes" regardless of the value set in the Answer file. 

[Yzöwl]

It may for sysprep.inf, I'll not argue with you there, however to the best of my knowledge it has always worked correctly on my installs in winnt.sif. I thought I would just re-iterate the point for those mistaking the sysprep and winnt methods.