Append dns suffixes via windows command prompt

Question

At my work, we have two connection specific DNS suffixes. lhs.local and cis.local. I'm trying to write a batch file that will take care of a lot of the common administrative tasks that need done when we deploy a computer, and appending these is one of those tasks.

Is there a command to do this programatically?

Answer 1

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In order to add a DNS suffix to a TCP/IP connection remotely, all you need is a list of IP addresses and the following command:

wmic /USER:administrator /PASSWORD:adminpassword /node:@c:\iplist.txt nicconfig call SetDNSSuffixSearchOrder (mydomain.com)

where C:\iplist.txt contains a list of IP addresses, line separated.

Another way is to add via the registry

reg add HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\services\tcpip\parameters /v “NV Domain” /d “mydomain.com” /f

There's a Microsoft KB entry for the same as well.