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Scripts to manage Client-Side Networking

Configuring ARP Queries to Use EtherSNAP

Configures the network adapters on a computer to use 802.3 SNAP encoding for Ethernet packets.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetArpUseEtherSNAP(True)

Configuring ARP Queries to Use Source Routing

Configures TCP/IP to always use source routing on all Token Ring networks.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetArpAlwaysSourceRoute(True)

Determining a Computer's IP Address

Returns the IP address for each IP-enabled network adapter installed in a computer.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set IPConfigSet = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select IPAddress from Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration where IPEnabled=TRUE")
 
For Each IPConfig in IPConfigSet
    If Not IsNull(IPConfig.IPAddress) Then 
        For i=LBound(IPConfig.IPAddress) to UBound(IPConfig.IPAddress)
            WScript.Echo IPConfig.IPAddress(i)
        Next
    End If
Next

Configuring Dynamic DNS Registration for a Network Adapter

Configures dynamic DNS registration for a network adapter.

On Error Resume Next
 
Const FULL_DNS_REGISTRATION = True
Const DOMAIN_DNS_REGISTRATION = False
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    objNetCard.SetDynamicDNSRegistration _
        FULL_DNS_REGISTRATION, DOMAIN_DNS_REGISTRATION
Next

Configuring the DNS Domain for a Network Adapter

Sets the DNS domain for a TCP/IP-bound network adapter.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    Wscript.Echo objNetCard.SetDNSDomain("fabrikam.com")
Next

Configuring the DNS Server Search Order for a Network Adapter

Configures a TCP/IP-bound network adapter to use two DNS servers: 192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.200. Note that even if a computer only uses one DNS server, the IP address of that server must still be passed to the SetDNSServerSearchOrder method as an array (in that case, an array with only one element).

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    arrDNSServers = Array("192.168.1.100", "192.168.1.200")
    objNetCard.SetDNSServerSearchOrder(arrDNSServers)
Next

Configuring the DNS Suffix Search Order for All Network Adapters

Configure a computer to use two DNS suffixes -- hr.fabrikam.com and research.fabrikam.com -- when performing DNS searches. Note that even if a computer uses only a single DNS suffix, this value must still be passed to the SetDNSSuffixSearchOrder method as an array (in that case, an array with a single element).

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
arrDNSSuffixes = Array("hr.fabrikam.com", "research.fabrikam.com")
objNetworkSettings.SetDNSSuffixSearchOrder(arrDNSSuffixes)

Configuring the Forward Buffer Memory for All Network Adapters

Configures the forward buffer memory for all network adapters on a computer. Values should be supplied in multiples of 256.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetForwardBufferMemory(74240)

Configuring the Gateways for a Network Adapter

Configures two gateways -- 102.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.200 -- for a network adapter. Note that even if only one gateway is specified, the IP address for that gateway must be passed as part of an array (in that case, an array with only a single element).

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    arrGateways = Array("192.168.1.100", "192.168.1.200")
    objNetCard.SetGateways(arrGateways)
Next

Configuring the IGMP Level for All Network Adapters

Disables IGMP multicasting on a computer. To enable IP multicasting, pass the value 1 to the SetIGMPLevel method. Pass the value 2 to allow both IP and IGMP multicasting.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetIGMPLevel(0)

Configuring the IP Connection Metric for a Network Adapter

Sets the IP connection metric for a network adapter to 100. Connection metrics can range from 1 to 9,999, with a default value of 1.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    objNetCard.SetIPConnectionMetric(100)
Next

Configuring the IPX Frame Type

Configures the IPX network number and frame type for a network adapter. In this case, the frame type is set to AUTO (value of 255). Because the frame type is set to AUTO, the network number must be set to 0. Note that both the network number and the frame types must be passed as arrays, even if there is only a single element (for example, one frame type).

On Error Resume Next
 
Const AUTO = 255
Const NETWORK_NUMBER = 0
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    arrNetworkNumber = Array(NETWORK_NUMBER)
    arrFrameTypes = Array(AUTO)
    objNetCard.SetIPXFrameTypeNetworkPairs arrNetworkNumber, arrFrameTypes
Next

Configuring the IPX Virtual Network Number

Sets the IPX internal network number of a computer to network number 5.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetIPXVirtualNetworkNumber(5)

Configuring the Keep Alive Interval for all Network Adapters

Configures the keep alive interval for all network adapters on a computer to 300,00 milliseconds (5 minutes).

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetKeepAliveInterval(300000)

Configuring the MTU for all Network Adapters

Configures the maximum transmission unit for all network adapters installed in a computer. Valid values range from a minimum of 68 bytes to the maximum number of bytes supported by the network.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetMTU(68)

Configuring NetBIOS Use on a Network Adapter

Enables NetBIOS for a network adapter. To enable NetBIOS via DHCP, pass the value 0 to the SetTCPIPNetBIOS method (rather than the value 1). Pass the value 2 to disable NetBIOS.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    objNetCard.SetTCPIPNetBIOS(1)
Next

Configuring the Number of Allowed Forward Packets

Configures the number of forward packets allocated to the router packet queue. Valid values range from 1 to 0xFFFFFFFE.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetNumForwardPackets(1)

Configuring a Static IP Address

Sets the IP address of a computer to 192.168.1.141, and sets the IP gateway to 192.168.1.100.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetAdapters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration where IPEnabled=TRUE")
strIPAddress = Array("192.168.1.141")
strSubnetMask = Array("255.255.255.0")
strGateway = Array("192.168.1.100")
strGatewayMetric = Array(1)
 
For Each objNetAdapter in colNetAdapters
    errEnable = objNetAdapter.EnableStatic(strIPAddress, strSubnetMask)
    errGateways = objNetAdapter.SetGateways(strGateway, strGatewaymetric)
    If errEnable = 0 Then
        WScript.Echo "The IP address has been changed."
    Else
        WScript.Echo "The IP address could not be changed."
    End If
Next

Configuring the WINS Server for a Network Adapter

Sets the primary and secondary WINS server for a TCP/IP-bound network adapter.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    strPrimaryServer = "192.168.1.100"
    strSecondaryServer = "192.168.1.200"
    objNetCard.SetWINSServer strPrimaryServer, strSecondaryServer
Next

Configuring Zero-Broadcast Use for All Network Adapters

Configures a computer to use zero-broadcasts (0.0.0.0) rather than one-broadcasts (255.255.255.255). Zero-broadcasts are the default used on systems derived from BSD implementations.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetIPUseZeroBroadcast(True)

Enabling Dead Gateway Detection for All Network Adapters

Configures all network adapters on a computer to automatically detect dead gateways.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetDeadGWDetect(True)

Enabling DHCP

Enables the DHCP client service on a computer. The computer will then use DHCP to obtain an IP address rather than use a static IP address.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetAdapters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration where IPEnabled=TRUE")
 
For Each objNetAdapter In colNetAdapters
    errEnable = objNetAdapter.EnableDHCP()
    If errEnable = 0 Then
        Wscript.Echo "DHCP has been enabled."
    Else
        Wscript.Echo "DHCP could not be enabled."
    End If
Next

Enabling DNS on All Network Adapters

Enables DNS for all network adapters on a computer, configuring the host name to fabrikam1 and designating hr.fabrikam.com and research.fabrikam.com as DNS search order suffixes.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
strHostName = "fabrikam1"
arrDNSSuffixes = Array("hr.fabrikam.com", "research.fabrikam.com")
objNetworkSettings.EnableDNS strHostName, , , arrDNSSuffixes

Enabling IPFilter Security on All Network Adapters

Enables IP filter security for all the network adapters installed in a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.EnableIPFilterSec(True)

Enabling IPSec on a Network Adapter

Enables IP security for a network adapter. In this script, all TCP and UDP ports as well as all IP protocols are allowed; hence the value 0 is passed to the EnableIPSec method in each case. If only specific ports or protocols are allowed, these should be passed in the form of arrays.

On Error Resume Next
 
Const ALLOW_ALL = 0
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    arrPermittedTCPPorts = Array(ALLOW_ALL)
    arrPermittedUDPPorts = Array(ALLOW_ALL)
    arrPermittedIPProtocols = Array(ALLOW_ALL)
    objNetCard.EnableIPSec _
        arrPermittedTCPPorts, arrPermittedUDPPorts, arrPermittedIPProtocols
Next

Enabling PMTU Discovery on all Network Adapters

Enables a computer to automatically discover the maximum transmission unit on a network. To disable auto-discovery of the maximum transmission unit, pass the value False to the SetPMTUDiscovery method.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetPMTUDiscovery(True)

Enabling WINS for All Network Adapters

Enables WINS on all the network adapters installed in a computer.

On Error Resume Next
 
Const DNS_ENABLED_FOR_WINS_RESOLUTION = True
Const USE_LMHOST_FILE = False
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
errResult = objNetworkSettings.EnableWINS _
    (DNS_ENABLED_FOR_WINS_RESOLUTION, USE_LMHOST_FILE)

Enumerating Network Adapter Configuration Properties

Enumerates configuration information for all the network adapters installed on a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "ARP Always Source Route: " & objItem.ArpAlwaysSourceRoute
    Wscript.Echo "ARP Use EtherSNAP: " & objItem.ArpUseEtherSNAP
    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objItem.Caption
    Wscript.Echo "Database Path: " & objItem.DatabasePath
    Wscript.Echo "Dead GW Detection Enabled: " & objItem.DeadGWDetectEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "Default IP Gateway: " & objItem.DefaultIPGateway
    Wscript.Echo "Default TOS: " & objItem.DefaultTOS
    Wscript.Echo "Default TTL: " & objItem.DefaultTTL
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
    Wscript.Echo "DHCP Enabled: " & objItem.DHCPEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "DHCP Lease Expires: " & objItem.DHCPLeaseExpires
    Wscript.Echo "DHCP Lease Obtained: " & objItem.DHCPLeaseObtained
    Wscript.Echo "DHCP Server: " & objItem.DHCPServer
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Domain: " & objItem.DNSDomain
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Domain Suffix Search Order: " & _
        objItem.DNSDomainSuffixSearchOrder
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Enabled For WINS Resolution: " & _
        objItem.DNSEnabledForWINSResolution
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Host Name: " & objItem.DNSHostName
    Wscript.Echo "DNS Server Search Order: " & objItem.DNSServerSearchOrder
    Wscript.Echo "Domain DNS Registration Enabled: " & _
        objItem.DomainDNSRegistrationEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "Forward Buffer Memory: " & objItem.ForwardBufferMemory
    Wscript.Echo "Full DNS Registration Enabled: " & _
        objItem.FullDNSRegistrationEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "Gateway Cost Metric: " & objItem.GatewayCostMetric
    Wscript.Echo "IGMP Level: " & objItem.IGMPLevel
    Wscript.Echo "Index: " & objItem.Index
    Wscript.Echo "IP Address: " & objItem.IPAddress
    Wscript.Echo "IP Connection Metric: " & objItem.IPConnectionMetric
    Wscript.Echo "IP Enabled: " & objItem.IPEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "IP Filter Security Enabled: " & _
        objItem.IPFilterSecurityEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "IP Port Security Enabled: " & _
        objItem.IPPortSecurityEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "IPSec Permit IP Protocols: " & _
        objItem.IPSecPermitIPProtocols
    Wscript.Echo "IPSec Permit TCP Ports: " & objItem.IPSecPermitTCPPorts
    Wscript.Echo "IPSec Permit UDP Ports: " & objItem.IPSecPermitUDPPorts
    Wscript.Echo "IP Subnet: " & objItem.IPSubnet
    Wscript.Echo "IP Use Zero Broadcast: " & objItem.IPUseZeroBroadcast
    Wscript.Echo "IPX Address: " & objItem.IPXAddress
    Wscript.Echo "IPX Enabled: " & objItem.IPXEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "IPX Frame Type: " & objItem.IPXFrameType
    Wscript.Echo "IPX Media Type: " & objItem.IPXMediaType
    Wscript.Echo "IPX Network Number: " & objItem.IPXNetworkNumber
    Wscript.Echo "IPX Virtual Net Number: " & objItem.IPXVirtualNetNumber
    Wscript.Echo "Keep Alive Interval: " & objItem.KeepAliveInterval
    Wscript.Echo "Keep Alive Time: " & objItem.KeepAliveTime
    Wscript.Echo "MAC Address: " & objItem.MACAddress
    Wscript.Echo "MTU: " & objItem.MTU
    Wscript.Echo "Number of Forward Packets: " & objItem.NumForwardPackets
    Wscript.Echo "PMTUBH Detect Enabled: " & objItem.PMTUBHDetectEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "PMTU Discovery Enabled: " & objItem.PMTUDiscoveryEnabled
    Wscript.Echo "Service Name: " & objItem.ServiceName
    Wscript.Echo "Setting ID: " & objItem.SettingID
    Wscript.Echo "TCPIP Netbios Options: " & objItem.TcpipNetbiosOptions
    Wscript.Echo "TCP Maximum Connect Retransmissions: " & _
        objItem.TcpMaxConnectRetransmissions
    Wscript.Echo "TCP Maximum Data Retransmissions: " & _
        objItem.TcpMaxDataRetransmissions
    Wscript.Echo "TCP NumC onnections: " & objItem.TcpNumConnections
    Wscript.Echo "TCP Use RFC1122 Urgent Pointer: " & _
        objItem.TcpUseRFC1122UrgentPointer
    Wscript.Echo "TCP Window Size: " & objItem.TcpWindowSize
    Wscript.Echo "WINS Enable LMHosts Lookup: " & _
        objItem.WINSEnableLMHostsLookup
    Wscript.Echo "WINS Host Lookup File: " & objItem.WINSHostLookupFile
    Wscript.Echo "WINS Primary Server: " & objItem.WINSPrimaryServer
    Wscript.Echo "WINS Scope ID: " & objItem.WINSScopeID
    Wscript.Echo "WINS Secondary Server: " & objItem.WINSSecondaryServer
Next

Enumerating Network Adapter Properties

Configures the network adapters on a computer to use 802.3 SNAP encoding for Ethernet packets.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetArpUseEtherSNAP(True)

Enumerating Network Client Information

Returns information about all the network clients installed on a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_NetworkClient")
For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objItem.Caption
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
    Wscript.Echo "Manufacturer: " & objItem.Manufacturer
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Enumerating Network Login Profiles

Returns network login information for all the users of a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_NetworkLoginProfile")
For Each objItem in colItems
    dtmWMIDate = objItem.AccountExpires
    strReturn = WMIDateStringToDate(dtmWMIDate)
    Wscript.Echo "Account Expires: " & strReturn
    Wscript.Echo "Authorization Flags: " & objItem.AuthorizationFlags
    Wscript.Echo "Bad Password Count: " & objItem.BadPasswordCount
    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objItem.Caption
    Wscript.Echo "CodePage: " & objItem.CodePage
    Wscript.Echo "Comment: " & objItem.Comment
    Wscript.Echo "Country Code: " & objItem.CountryCode
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
    Wscript.Echo "Flags: " & objItem.Flags
    Wscript.Echo "Full Name: " & objItem.FullName
    Wscript.Echo "Home Directory: " & objItem.HomeDirectory
    Wscript.Echo "Home Directory Drive: " & objItem.HomeDirectoryDrive
    dtmWMIDate = objItem.LastLogoff
    strReturn = WMIDateStringToDate(dtmWMIDate)
    Wscript.Echo "Last Logoff: " & strReturn
    dtmWMIDate = objItem.LastLogon
    strReturn = WMIDateStringToDate(dtmWMIDate)
    Wscript.Echo "Last Logon: " & strReturn
    Wscript.Echo "Logon Hours: " & objItem.LogonHours
    Wscript.Echo "Logon Server: " & objItem.LogonServer
    Wscript.Echo "Maximum Storage: " & objItem.MaximumStorage
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Number Of Logons: " & objItem.NumberOfLogons
    Wscript.Echo "Password Age: " & objItem.PasswordAge
    dtmWMIDate = objItem.PasswordExpires
    strReturn = WMIDateStringToDate(dtmWMIDate)
    Wscript.Echo "Password Expires: " & strReturn
    Wscript.Echo "Primary Group ID: " & objItem.PrimaryGroupId
    Wscript.Echo "Privileges: " & objItem.Privileges
    Wscript.Echo "Profile: " & objItem.Profile
    Wscript.Echo "Script Path: " & objItem.ScriptPath
    Wscript.Echo "Setting ID: " & objItem.SettingID
    Wscript.Echo "Units Per Week: " & objItem.UnitsPerWeek
    Wscript.Echo "User Comment: " & objItem.UserComment
    Wscript.Echo "User Id: " & objItem.UserId
    Wscript.Echo "User Type: " & objItem.UserType
    Wscript.Echo "Workstations: " & objItem.Workstations
    Wscript.Echo
Next
 
Function WMIDateStringToDate(dtmWMIDate)
    If Not IsNull(dtmWMIDate) Then
    WMIDateStringToDate = CDate(Mid(dtmWMIDate, 5, 2) & "/" & _
         Mid(dtmWMIDate, 7, 2) & "/" & Left(dtmWMIDate, 4) _
             & " " & Mid (dtmWMIDate, 9, 2) & ":" & _
                 Mid(dtmWMIDate, 11, 2) & ":" & Mid(dtmWMIDate, _
                     13, 2))
    End If
End Function

Enumerating the Network Protocols on a Computer

Uses WMI to return information about all the network protocols installed on a computer.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_NetworkProtocol")
For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objItem.Caption
    Wscript.Echo "Connectionless Service: " & objItem.ConnectionlessService
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
    Wscript.Echo "Guarantees Delivery: " & objItem.GuaranteesDelivery
    Wscript.Echo "Guarantees Sequencing: " & objItem.GuaranteesSequencing
    strInstallDate = WMIDateStringToDate(objItem.InstallDate)
    Wscript.Echo "Install Date: " & strInstallDate
    Wscript.Echo "Maximum Address Size: " & objItem.MaximumAddressSize
    Wscript.Echo "Maximum Message Size: " & objItem.MaximumMessageSize
    Wscript.Echo "Message Oriented: " & objItem.MessageOriented
    Wscript.Echo "Minimum Address Size: " & objItem.MinimumAddressSize
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Pseudo Stream Oriented: " & objItem.PseudoStreamOriented
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Broadcasting: " & objItem.SupportsBroadcasting
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Connect Data: " & objItem.SupportsConnectData
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Disconnect Data: " & objItem.SupportsDisconnectData
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Encryption: " & objItem.SupportsEncryption
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Expedited Data: " & objItem.SupportsExpeditedData
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Fragmentation: " & objItem.SupportsFragmentation
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Graceful Closing: " & _
        objItem.SupportsGracefulClosing
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Guaranteed Bandwidth: " & _
        objItem.SupportsGuaranteedBandwidth
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Multicasting: " & objItem.SupportsMulticasting
    Wscript.Echo "Supports Quality of Service: " & _
        objItem.SupportsQualityofService
Next
 
Function WMIDateStringToDate(dtmDate)
    WMIDateStringToDate = CDate(Mid(dtmDate, 5, 2) & "/" & _
         Mid(dtmDate, 7, 2) & "/" & Left(dtmDate, 4) _
         & " " & Mid (dtmDate, 9, 2) & ":" & _
         Mid(dtmDate, 11, 2) & ":" & Mid(dtmDate, _
         13, 2))
End Function

Pinging Multiple Computers

Uses the Win32_PingStatus class to ping 4 computers and identify the computers that could not be reached over the network. This script was contributed by Maxim Stepin of Microsoft.

strMachines = "atl-dc-01;atl-win2k-01;atl-nt4-01;atl-dc-02"
aMachines = split(strMachines, ";")
 
For Each machine in aMachines
    Set objPing = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}")._
        ExecQuery("select * from Win32_PingStatus where address = '"_
            & machine & "'")
    For Each objStatus in objPing
        If IsNull(objStatus.StatusCode) or objStatus.StatusCode<>0 Then 
            WScript.Echo("machine " & machine & " is not reachable") 
        End If
    Next
Next

Releasing All DHCP Leases

Releases all the DHCP leases currently in use on a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.ReleaseDHCPLeaseAll()

Releasing the DHCP Lease for a Network Adapter

Releases the DHCP leases for all TCP/IP-bound network adapters on a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    objNetCard.ReleaseDHCPLease()
Next

Renewing the DHCP Lease for a Network Adapter

Renews the DHCP lease for each TCP/IP-bound network adapter in a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colNetCards = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
For Each objNetCard in colNetCards
    objNetCard.RenewDHCPLease()
Next

Renewing All DHCP Leases

Renews all the DHCP leases currently in use on a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.RenewDHCPLeaseAll()

Retrieving IP4 Route Table Information

Returns information about the IP route tables configured on a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_IP4RouteTable")
For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Age: " & objItem.Age
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
    Wscript.Echo "Destination: " & objItem.Destination
    Wscript.Echo "Information: " & objItem.Information
    Wscript.Echo "Interface Index: " & objItem.InterfaceIndex
    Wscript.Echo "Mask: " & objItem.Mask
    Wscript.Echo "Metric 1: " & objItem.Metric1
    Wscript.Echo "Metric 2: " & objItem.Metric2
    Wscript.Echo "Metric 3: " & objItem.Metric3
    Wscript.Echo "Metric 4: " & objItem.Metric4
    Wscript.Echo "Metric 5: " & objItem.Metric5
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "Next Hop: " & objItem.NextHop
    Wscript.Echo "Protocol: " & objItem.Protocol
    Wscript.Echo "Type: " & objItem.Type
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Retrieving Proxy Server Information

Returns information about the Internet proxy server used by a computer.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Proxy")
For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Proxy Port Number: " & objItem.ProxyPortNumber
    Wscript.Echo "Proxy Server: " & objItem.ProxyServer
    Wscript.Echo "Server Name: " & objItem.ServerName
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Returning IP Configuration Data

WMI script that returns configuration data similar to that returned by Ipconfig.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\"& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colAdapters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled = True")
 
n = 1
WScript.Echo
 
For Each objAdapter in colAdapters
   WScript.Echo "Network Adapter " & n
   WScript.Echo "================="
   WScript.Echo "  Description: " & objAdapter.Description
 
   WScript.Echo "  Physical (MAC) address: " & objAdapter.MACAddress
   WScript.Echo "  Host name:              " & objAdapter.DNSHostName
 
   If Not IsNull(objAdapter.IPAddress) Then
      For i = 0 To UBound(objAdapter.IPAddress)
         WScript.Echo "  IP address:             " & objAdapter.IPAddress(i)
      Next
   End If
 
   If Not IsNull(objAdapter.IPSubnet) Then
      For i = 0 To UBound(objAdapter.IPSubnet)
         WScript.Echo "  Subnet:                 " & objAdapter.IPSubnet(i)
      Next
   End If
 
   If Not IsNull(objAdapter.DefaultIPGateway) Then
      For i = 0 To UBound(objAdapter.DefaultIPGateway)
         WScript.Echo "  Default gateway:        " & _
             objAdapter.DefaultIPGateway(i)
      Next
   End If
 
   WScript.Echo
   WScript.Echo "  DNS"
   WScript.Echo "  ---"
   WScript.Echo "    DNS servers in search order:"
 
   If Not IsNull(objAdapter.DNSServerSearchOrder) Then
      For i = 0 To UBound(objAdapter.DNSServerSearchOrder)
         WScript.Echo "      " & objAdapter.DNSServerSearchOrder(i)
      Next
   End If
 
   WScript.Echo "    DNS domain: " & objAdapter.DNSDomain
 
   If Not IsNull(objAdapter.DNSDomainSuffixSearchOrder) Then
      For i = 0 To UBound(objAdapter.DNSDomainSuffixSearchOrder)
         WScript.Echo "    DNS suffix search list: " & _
             objAdapter.DNSDomainSuffixSearchOrder(i)
      Next
   End If
 
   WScript.Echo
   WScript.Echo "  DHCP"
   WScript.Echo "  ----"
   WScript.Echo "    DHCP enabled:        " & objAdapter.DHCPEnabled
   WScript.Echo "    DHCP server:         " & objAdapter.DHCPServer
 
   If Not IsNull(objAdapter.DHCPLeaseObtained) Then
      utcLeaseObtained = objAdapter.DHCPLeaseObtained
      strLeaseObtained = WMIDateStringToDate(utcLeaseObtained)
   Else
      strLeaseObtained = ""
   End If
   WScript.Echo "    DHCP lease obtained: " & strLeaseObtained
 
   If Not IsNull(objAdapter.DHCPLeaseExpires) Then
      utcLeaseExpires = objAdapter.DHCPLeaseExpires
      strLeaseExpires = WMIDateStringToDate(utcLeaseExpires)
   Else
      strLeaseExpires = ""
   End If
   WScript.Echo "    DHCP lease expires:  " & strLeaseExpires
 
   WScript.Echo
   WScript.Echo "  WINS"
   WScript.Echo "  ----"
   WScript.Echo "    Primary WINS server:   " & objAdapter.WINSPrimaryServer
   WScript.Echo "    Secondary WINS server: " & objAdapter.WINSSecondaryServer
   WScript.Echo
 
   n = n + 1
 
Next
 
Function WMIDateStringToDate(utcDate)
   WMIDateStringToDate = CDate(Mid(utcDate, 5, 2)  & "/" & _
                               Mid(utcDate, 7, 2)  & "/" & _
                               Left(utcDate, 4)    & " " & _
                               Mid (utcDate, 9, 2) & ":" & _
                               Mid(utcDate, 11, 2) & ":" & _
                               Mid(utcDate, 13, 2))
End Function

Setting the Allowed Number of TCP Connections

Sets the maximum allowed number of simultaneously-opened TCP connections on a computer to 10.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetTCPNumConnections(10)

Setting the Database Path for all Network Adapters

Sets the path to the standard Internet database files (HOSTS, LMHOSTS, NETWORKS, PROTOCOLS) used by the Windows Sockets interface.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetDatabasePath("c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc")

Setting the Default Time-to-Live for All Network Adapters

Sets the default time-to-live value in the header of outgoing IP packets to 64 this represents the number of routers an IP packet can pass through before being discarded). Valid TTL values range from 1 to 255, with a default value of 32.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetDefaultTTL(64)

Setting Keep Alive Time for All Network Adapters

Configures the keep alive time for all network adapters on a computer to 300,000 milliseconds (5 minutes).

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetKeepAliveTime(300000)

Setting the Maximum Allowed TCP Data Retransmissions

Configures the number of times TCP will attempt to retransmit an individual data segment before abandoning the effort. Valid values range from 0 to 0xFFFFFFFF.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetTCPMaxDataRetransmissions(10)

Setting PMTUBH Detection on All Network Adapters

Enables the auto-discovery of black hole routers while determining the maximum transmission unit on a network. To disable auto-discovery of black hole routers, pass the value False to the SetPMTUBHDetect method.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetPMTUBHDetect(True)

Setting the TCP Window Size for All Network Adapters

Sets the TCP window size for all network adapters on a computer. Valid windows sizes range from 0 to 65,535 bytes.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetTCPWindowSize(65535)

Setting Urgent Pointer Use for All Network Adapters

Configures a computer to use the RFC 1122 specification for urgent data rather than the mode used by Berkeley Software Design (BSD) derived systems. To use the BSD mode instead, pass the value False to the SetTcpRFC1122UrgentPointer method.

On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNetworkSettings = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration")
objNetworkSettings.SetTcpUseRFC1122UrgentPointer(True)