Remote add DNS server IP to large number of Windows XP PCs

You may run from a management PC to update DNS server IP to large number of PC.

Before the task, check the current setting.

C:\pstools>psexec \\WINXP01 ipconfig /all

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Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WINXP01

        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : LOCALDOMAIN.LOCAL

        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : LOCALDOMAIN.LOCAL

Ethernet adapter OnBoard_LAN:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit

Ethernet Controller

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX

        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.100.177

        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.100.254

        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.100.37

                                            10.10.100.38

ipconfig exited on WINXP01 with error code 0.

We know that the hostname and the interface name is "OnBoard_LAN".  We add a third DNS.

C:\pstools>psexec \\WINXP01 netsh interface ip add dns "OnBoard_LAN" 10.10.100.1

17 index=3

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確定。

netsh exited on WINXP01 with error code 0.

C:\pstools>psexec \\WINXP01 ipconfig /all

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Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Mark Russinovich

Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WINXP01 

        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : LOCALDOMAIN.LOCAL

        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : LOCALDOMAIN.LOCAL

Ethernet adapter OnBoard_LAN:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit

Ethernet Controller

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX

        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.100.177

        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.100.248

        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.100.37

                                            10.10.100.38

                                            10.10.100.117

Reference: For procedure for Windows 2008, please refer to ExchangeServerPro.com.