Auto Name of Client

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    TomFrank
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    Does anyone know if it is possible to automatically name the thin clients. I.E we name the clients XPE* where * represents the clients assett number. There is a utility call compname.exe which i beleive can call a text file (netbios.txt) which has entries for ip_address=name and it uses this info to rename it. This works for PC’s, would it work for the thin clients? If so is there a way of doing it by MAC address? That way when our assett team assett stickers the devices they can make a note of the MAC address in a spreadsheet with the assett number and we can call on this info to rename the clients?

    Does that make sense?

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    Hi,

    The trick will be to create an image with a script in the run-once section of the registry and do the naming this way. When the unit boots after a re-image it flushes the cache and re-names itself to XPE and does a PNP of hardware – this is the time to flush the script. Once you apply a custom name the unit will no longer change machine name.

    So, you could create a script to do a reverse DHCP look up and have the reservations ready or use the tool you mentioned. The MAC is on the outside of the box so if you bar-code scan the box and match it to the asset number this makes it easier.

    If you do collect the bar-code/asset number you could simply have someone rename then from the WDM console as the units come up on the network. It really depends on how many units you have to deploy and how hands free you need to make it.

    I hope this helps,

    -TT

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    TomFrank
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    Thanks for the reply.

    So is there a way to call on the list of macaddress=name other than the program i mentioned?

    Not quite sure how to do this you see.

    Are there any example scripts around?

    The reason is we use the thin clients on our satelite sites and it would make it a lot easier to be able to ship them out without having to do anything and have the device image (by DDC) and rename (by this script) itself?

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    jmccammond
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    Hey I would highly recommend you look up “hey scripting guyâ€￾ on the Microsoft website. There you will find enough scripts to make a monkey gag. Also… you know wyse has a utility that can access the “hiddenâ€￾ WFS partition on your device. There you can put a text file that holds settings like the asset tag number for the device or potential computer name. So what you would do is create a script that will pull that text file out every time it is reimaged. You can then make a script that will use that text file for what ever you need. You will have to keep the file small on the V90 the WFS partition is only 1 meg but it can be made bigger if you need it to be.

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