netsh problem

Hi!

I'm trying to change the primary DNS server on some of our servers remotely
using netsh.

I'm able to change the address just fine on a local server if I use:

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.0.0.1 primary

However if I try:

netsh
set machine remoteserver
interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.0.0.1 primary

it tells me that the command is not available. If I try:

netsh
set machine remoteserver
interface ip

and type "set"

it gives me these choices:

set file - Copy the console output to a file.
set machine - Sets the current machine on which to operate.
set mode - Sets the current mode to online or offline.

These however are apparently not available:

set address - Sets the IP address or default gateway to the specified
interface.
set dns - Sets DNS server mode and addresses.
set wins - Sets WINS server mode and addresses.

(But they are available when I use them directly on the remote server via
RDP).

I've opened the command prompt on the server that I'm executing the commands
from as a user who's a member of the administrator group on both the local
and the remote server. I assume that that gives me sufficient permissions -
or? The servers are NOT part of a domain and they're both Windows Server
2003 Standard Edition.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Morten

"Morten" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to change the primary DNS server on some of our servers
> remotely using netsh.
>
> I'm able to change the address just fine on a local server if I use:
>
> netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.0.0.1 primary
>
> However if I try:
>
> netsh
> set machine remoteserver
> interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.0.0.1 primary
>
> it tells me that the command is not available. If I try:
>
> netsh
> set machine remoteserver
> interface ip
>
> and type "set"
>
> it gives me these choices:
>
> set file - Copy the console output to a file.
> set machine - Sets the current machine on which to operate.
> set mode - Sets the current mode to online or offline.
>
> These however are apparently not available:
>
> set address - Sets the IP address or default gateway to the specified
> interface.
> set dns - Sets DNS server mode and addresses.
> set wins - Sets WINS server mode and addresses.
>
> (But they are available when I use them directly on the remote server via
> RDP).
>
> I've opened the command prompt on the server that I'm executing the
> commands from as a user who's a member of the administrator group on both
> the local and the remote server. I assume that that gives me sufficient
> permissions - or? The servers are NOT part of a domain and they're both
> Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Morten
>
>

Try executing it with psexec from Sysinternals and see how it goes.

--
Arek Iskra
MVP for Windows Server - Software Distribution

I was hoping to be able to rely on standard MS tools...

Best regards

Morten

"Arek Iskra [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Morten" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm trying to change the primary DNS server on some of our servers
>> remotely using netsh.
>>
>> I'm able to change the address just fine on a local server if I use:
>>
>> netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.0.0.1
>> primary
>>
>> However if I try:
>>
>> netsh
>> set machine remoteserver
>> interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 10.0.0.1 primary
>>
>> it tells me that the command is not available. If I try:
>>
>> netsh
>> set machine remoteserver
>> interface ip
>>
>> and type "set"
>>
>> it gives me these choices:
>>
>> set file - Copy the console output to a file.
>> set machine - Sets the current machine on which to operate.
>> set mode - Sets the current mode to online or offline.
>>
>> These however are apparently not available:
>>
>> set address - Sets the IP address or default gateway to the specified
>> interface.
>> set dns - Sets DNS server mode and addresses.
>> set wins - Sets WINS server mode and addresses.
>>
>> (But they are available when I use them directly on the remote server via
>> RDP).
>>
>> I've opened the command prompt on the server that I'm executing the
>> commands from as a user who's a member of the administrator group on both
>> the local and the remote server. I assume that that gives me sufficient
>> permissions - or? The servers are NOT part of a domain and they're both
>> Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>> Morten
>>
>>
>
> Try executing it with psexec from Sysinternals and see how it goes.
>
> --
> Arek Iskra
> MVP for Windows Server - Software Distribution
>
>