Internet settiings batch file?

bloodline76 · 11 Dec 2007 at 20:48

We have some home workers that dial in from home who get there proxy settings changed back to an old settings sometimes.

I was wondering if you could set up a batch file for when they log in that automatically maps the internet address to a certain addresss?

If so what would I need to do?

THanks

IAmATeaf · 11 Dec 2007 at 21:39

Not too sure what you're after, care to explain a bit more?

randal · 11 Dec 2007 at 21:43

Try Netswitcher, we used to use that for guys going onto the rigs:

http://www.netswitcher.com/product_info.htm

It's got IE settings, network settings etc... and profiles so you just hit a drop down and it changes the settings.

HTH

bloodline76 · 11 Dec 2007 at 22:09

IAmATeaf said:
Not too sure what you're after, care to explain a bit more?

Our home users have an issue where the internet proxy settings revert back to an old setting. So I was wondering if I could run a bat file to automatically map the internet settings when logging on.

TheKnat · 11 Dec 2007 at 22:52

Proxy settings are a registry entry so you could just save the reg entry for the 'home' settings and tell them to run it.

IAmATeaf · 12 Dec 2007 at 12:15

Hope this helps http://support.microsoft.com/kb/819961

bloodline76 · 12 Dec 2007 at 18:15

TheKnat said:
Proxy settings are a registry entry so you could just save the reg entry for the 'home' settings and tell them to run it.

Ok thanks. I will try this.

tolien · 12 Dec 2007 at 18:35

Look at the link IAmATeaf posted: they're at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

That link just gave me the impetus to put together a batch file to change proxy settings for me, so thanks.
FWIW:

@echo off
choice /C:ED /m "[E]nable or [D]isable proxy"
IF errorlevel 2 REG DELETE "hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v "AutoConfigURL" /f
IF errorlevel 1 REG ADD "hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v "AutoConfigURL" /t "REG_SZ" /d "URI to proxy config file" /f

bloodline76 · 13 Dec 2007 at 09:27

Would that be the same reg for RAS(dial up) users and networked computers?

tolien · 13 Dec 2007 at 12:42

That's what it is for networked machines, I'd expect it's the same for dialup - what I posted changes the value in Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings -> Use automatic configuration script.
You could always open the location in regedit and change the values in the control panel applet and see what changed...

bloodline76 · 14 Dec 2007 at 07:25

tolien said:
That's what it is for networked machines, I'd expect it's the same for dialup - what I posted changes the value in Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings -> Use automatic configuration script.
You could always open the location in regedit and change the values in the control panel applet and see what changed...

Dial up and LAN settings are in different places though, thats why I asked. On our machines one could read something whilst the other could be an older setting.