How to suppress IPX protocol with a script ?

[CHM1]

We deployed ca 300 Windows XP Sp2 PCs in our enterprise.
Due to the presence of the Novell client IPX protocol was installed but unfortunately not only for Netware access but also for the Microsoft network Client and the Printer and File Sharing for Microsoft Network : we can see it in the "Network Connexion" window "Advanced Parameters".
So we have much traffic on the network which is useless(Microsoft tries both IP and IPX protocols ! and there is no IPX protocole on our Windows servers) and certainly delays in response time.
My question : How to suppress the IPX protocol for Microsoft Network (and obviously not for Netware !) on all the 300 PCs : we should use a script, but what are the instructions to put into ?

Thanks.

 

[TheLad]

If you are running Netware 5.x or higher, just use the NetWare Client with IP. NetWare 4.x will still need IPX. If you have the NetWare Client installed, the Microsoft Client for Netware is not needed.

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[CHM1]

No I use Netware 4.11 only with IPX .
The problem is : how to deactivate IPX on ALL the PCs.
For one PC i could click on the Advanced Parameters window but for the 300 PCs I need something faster and easier .

 

[geeve]

I wonder if you could use Group Policy. You would have to find the executable for the protocol and under User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System look for "Don't run specified Windows Applications".
When I did a search for ipx*, I found IPXROUTE.exe under C:\Windows\Sysytem 32 and also under C:\I386. I believe this is for NWLINK IPX/SPX/NetBios compatible transport protocol.(a right click/properties gives this info).