Program or script for configuring Netwwork properties on à PC

[CHM1]

My network (over 1000 PCs running Win95 or Win 98) is horrible : too many broadcasts for host announcement, netbios name resolution and so on...
I have 3 protocols installed on all PCs : IPX for Netware, IPX std and TCP/IP.
I'd like to use TCP/IP as far as possible (except for Netware because my version does not support it (4.11)).
For this, I must change parameters in Network neibourghood Properties like :
- define 2 Wins server with their IP address;
- make no link between IPX std protocol and MS Client (to use TCP/IP only);
- desactivate master browsing and Announce LM in Sharing files properties;
- for the remaining IPX frames use only one frame type : Ethernet 802.2.

Obviously I need doing this automatically and not by hand (1000 stations !). Can I write a script or a program (VB ?)to do this and where to find variables to modify and APIs to do so ?

Thanks

 

[PaulinKC]

You might be better served in the Windows Forums, particulary in Registry Hacking.

Several years ago I worked for a Law Firm that in it's infancy of computers, used Static IP's on ALL devices connected to their network, that included Printers.

Well, about 3 years later and some 3000 pc's, all identicle in hardware and software. They finally decided to move everything except the printers to DHCP. Fun fun fun!! No one wanted to visit each workstation and no one could afford to travel to each office in the various cities across the country and the UK. I remember an individual there came up with the idea to do a registry push via a login script that would change the network settings from static to dhcp. It worked with a 95% success rate. I wish I could remember what he actually did to make it work.

But like I said, check out the Windows Forums or do a google search for reg hacking and dhcp settings.

 

[CHM1]

Thanks
But I think a program would be better to do this, because knowing which registry settings to use is not always obvious. APIs , if exist, would be more efficient.