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Perspectives
Shell Script Makes Managing DHCP
Scopes Easier
If you're tired of using the Microsoft Management
Console (MMC) to create new DHCP scopes, you'll be glad to know that
you
can automate this task. Windows Server 2003 includes a utility called
Netsh that you can use to manipulate DHCP server parameters at the
command prompt. This means you can create DHCP scope settings with a
script. Steve Seguis provides such a script--CreateDHCPScope.cmd--in
the
article "Create DHCP Scopes." This Windows shell script uses Netsh to
create a DHCP scope on a designated server, set the IP range and
default
gateway, and activate the scope. Besides explaining how to use this
script, Steve shows you how to modify it to create exclusions and
reservations. To read "Create DHCP Scopes" and download the script, go
to windowsitpro.com/windowsscripting/article/articleid/49862/create-dhcp-scopes.html.
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--Karen Bemowski, kbemowski@windowsitpro.com
Scripting Toolkit
Short Shell Scripts Let You Enable
and
Disable Remote Desktop Access on the Fly
Remote Desktop is an important support tool for
administrators of remote computers, but it’s often not enabled on
desktop systems when it's needed. To simplify the process of checking
whether Remote Desktop is enabled, enabling it if it’s not, and
disabling it after you’re done using it, Alex K. Angelopoulos wrote
three one-line Windows shell scripts: CheckRD.cmd, RDOn.cmd, and
RDOff.cmd. You can download these scripts and read how they work in the
Windows IT Pro article "Enable Remote Desktop Over a Network On Demand"
at windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/98551/enable-remote-desktop-over-a-network-on-demand.html.
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