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How to create a location-aware Group Policy setting

Asked by: etraxler

I crated the policy for the intranet website to come up every time a user logs into the corporate network. How would I set up the policy so that when users travel and are outside of our network, will not get a website pop-up?
Thanks.

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Answers

 

by: chukuPosted on 2009-08-24 at 08:43:28ID: 25169464

you want to block a website but only when outside of the network? not possible
you can block always but not when outside...

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-08-24 at 08:59:35ID: 25169639

I do not want to block anything. I would like to know if I can create another policy for the users that are not loging into our network. I received complaints that the website pop-up when they are on the road and they do not want it. Internally, they do not mind.

 

by: chukuPosted on 2009-08-24 at 09:00:58ID: 25169653

policy can only be applied when logging to the network.
which web site pop up? maybe there is another solution

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-08-24 at 09:15:51ID: 25169808

the sharepoint intranet website that we have internally for our domain users.

 

by: chukuPosted on 2009-08-24 at 09:16:48ID: 25169822

and which policy make it pop up?

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-08-24 at 09:51:00ID: 25170144

I set to Internet Explorer to run at user logon in User Configuration - Administrative Templates - Logon
And in URL's, I specified the home page.

 

by: bluntTonyPosted on 2009-08-24 at 09:52:00ID: 25170153

Hi there,

If you've created a working GPO policy already, but you only want it to apply when a user logs on to your office network, then link the GPO to the site in the GPMC. Then this policy will only apply when a user logs on to a machine in this site.

The machine designates what site it's in by looking at it's own IP address when it boots and comparing it against the subnets in AD Sites and Services, so if the user is not on one of the subnets linked to the site, the policy won't apply.

Tony

 

by: chukuPosted on 2009-08-24 at 09:53:53ID: 25170168

so it's in logon script, not a group policy
you can add a condition to the script, let's say - if you can ping DClocalIP then run this. when the user is out ping will fail and you're happy

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-08-24 at 10:02:47ID: 25170241

bluntTony

I uses default domain policy. Should I create a new policy for it?

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-08-24 at 10:04:10ID: 25170251

Default domain policy is link to the local domain site. companyname.local

 

by: igor-1965Posted on 2009-08-24 at 10:13:13ID: 25170310

I am afraid with GPO you cannot achieve this. What might help is a short script placed into C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder that would changed the IE homepage depending on the current IP address.

Hope it helps

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-08-24 at 10:14:39ID: 25170318

This is what I have configured
In GPMC - Default Domain Policy - URL's - home page URL - https://sharepoint.com
System logon enabled - Items to run at logon - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

Default Domain Policy is linked to companyname.local

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-08-24 at 10:16:35ID: 25170335

Bare in mind that the laptops are joined to the domain. Nobody uses their own laptops on the road.

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-08-24 at 10:18:25ID: 25170352

igor-1965

Any suggestions about how I can write a such script?

 

by: igor-1965Posted on 2009-08-24 at 11:09:54ID: 25170816

Something like the code below (where OFFICE_GW="xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" will define your office default gateway).

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
SET OFFICE_GW="xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i IN ('IPConfig ^|FIND /I %OFFICE_GW%') DO SET IP=%%i
FOR /F "tokens=* delims=. " %%i IN ('ECHO %IP%') DO SET GW="%%i"
IF NOT %GW% EQU %OFFICE_GW% GOTO itisnotoffice
ECHO Set IE homepage to intranet
GOTO ENDScript
 
:itisnotoffice
ECHO Set IE homepage to any webpage
 
:ENDScript
EXIT /B 0

                                              
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by: igor-1965Posted on 2009-08-24 at 11:11:40ID: 25170835

The homepage could be amended by changing this registry setting:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://intranet.company.net"

 

by: etraxlerPosted on 2009-10-03 at 12:34:38ID: 25486635

Ok. Let me try it and I will let you know

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