I am trying to change the primary DNS on all of the client PC's on my network in mass. It's a Windows 2000 Server doamin with XP Pro SP2 clients all are behind a PIX501 firewall - no DHCP can be used, unfortunately. I'm using PsExec and I'm getting errors on most of my client machines.
Here's the error:
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\\MLMDPC112:
Couldn't access MLMDPC112:
The network path was not found.
Make sure that the default admin$ share is enabled on MLMDPC112.
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I'm guessing that the Windows Firewall is blocking psexec from remotely accessing the clients. I tried to find the location in any of my GPO's to turn off the firewall, but there is no such setting to modify that I could locate - was hunting in comp settings>admin templates>networking and all I have is Offline Files and Network and Dila Up Connections. I may just need to add a template, but need someone to guide me.
Is there anyway to accomplish this primary DNS change without having to do it machine by machine?
I am getting some success on a few of my clients, but the ones that are failing have the firewall enabled. I have 80 machines spread out over 5 sites. Thanks for any help someone can offer.
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