DNS changer script - netsh

CrinkElite

Hi folks, I'm trying to set up a fool proof way to switch dns server for my parents.

I found out about netsh and figured the best way to do it would be a bat script on the desktop that could be run with admin rights.

this is what I've come up with

netsh dnsclient set dnsservers name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=208.67.222.222

this runs without any errors but it does not have any effect on the dns settings.

I'm stumped, can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

thanks for reading.

Xantia

Hi
According to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490943
which might be different according to your operating system

the following is the syntax shown there

set dns [name=]InterfaceName [source=]{dhcp | static [addr=]{DNSAddress | none}} [[ddns=]{disabled | enabled}] [[suffix=]{interface | primary}]

CrinkElite

Yeah, I thought I had the syntax right but in any case I found a script posted on this page

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/28931-BATCH-Change-DNS-Server

Does the job.

thanks

Xantia

CrinkElite wrote: »

Yeah, I thought I had the syntax right but in any case I found a script posted on this page

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/28931-BATCH-Change-DNS-Server

Does the job.

thanks

Thanks for that - I might even try it out!
Regards