Perhaps the auto-detect proxy settings in Windows Internet Explorer would help, have you tried that? There are some utilities on download.com that could be helpful for you. Essentially they just do the registry changes but at least they do it with a bit more elegance. Here are a few I just found. http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10071-100-893358.html?tag=st.dl.10001_103_8.lst.td_893358 http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10071-100-1549273.html?tag=st.dl.10001_103_10.lst.td_1549273 http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10101-100-2082516.html?tag=st.dl.10001_103_10.lst.td_2082516 Hope that helps. >From: "Rob Mears (c)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: 'Frank Wells' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Off Subject Proxy >Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 07:51:28 -0600 > >Hi Frank, > >I understand what you are saying and thinks for the info. The biggest >problem is selecting the logon parameters via the location. As I said in my >post, users travel a lot, and depending on the location the Proxy setting >will be different. If they log on at home I have to be able to remove the >settings. So a different Reg file will have to be run for each location. I >am trying to figure out a way of doing this. Any Idea? > >Thanks >Rob > >-----Original Message----- >From: Frank Wells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 6:04 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Off Subject Proxy > > >You can do this quite easily if you know the reg hacks you need to make. >Once you create a .reg file with the appropriate hacks, fire it off from a >login script. Your login script really doesn't need to be any more >extensive than something like this: > >if EXIST C:\WINDOWS\WINIPCFG.EXE goto W9X >goto NT >:W9X >net use x: \\servername\sharename >x: >start win9xproxy.reg >goto end >:NT >net use x: \\servername\sharename >x: >start ntproxy.reg >:end > >An easy way to figure out the reg entries is to use the app 'regsnap' from >download.com. It does the snapshot thing and is quite useful to find >changed registry entries. > >Alternatively you could email all your users all the .reg files you create >and have them fire off the appropriate one for their OS. > > > >From: "Rob Mears (c)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Rob Mears (c)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: cisco group study <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Off Subject Proxy > >Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 15:51:40 -0600 > > > >Hi, > > > >I need a way to set the proxy setting on over 1200 user > >machines. I need to define this setting by IP address. > >Right now I am using Kixtart but with all the subnets we > >have this will get out of hand quick. I have included a > >piece from my script to show what I am talking about. > > > >So basically, if a user logs in at 10.0.0.5, I need > >something that will look as they log in using NT\2000 > >server and change there browser to point at a Firebox\Net > >cache box in there subnet. All client machines are NT\98 > >\2000 pro. If they happen to go home with the laptop we > >provide or go on the road, I need the setting removed as > >not to burden our Helpdesk. The only constant I can think > >of it the IP address to identify there location. > > > >The KIX Script that is about a block long. > >$BrowserproxyW2K="HKEY_USER\@Sid\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ > >CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" > > > > CASE INSTR(@IPADDRESS0, " 10. 60. 193.") <> 0 > > WRITEVALUE > >("$BrowserproxyW2K","ProxyEnable","1","REG_DWORD") > > WRITEVALUE > >("$BrowserproxyW2K","ProxyServer","322.222.222.222:70","REG_ > >SZ") > > WRITEVALUE > >("$BrowserproxyW2K","ProxyOverride","<local>","REG_SZ") > > > > > > > > > >Thanks a ton > > > >Rob > > > >_________________________________ > >FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: > >http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > >Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > >_________________________________ >FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: >http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html >Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
