Microsoft KB Archive/167640

= Automatically Changing the Node Type of a Windows NT Workstation =

Article ID: 167640

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q167640





SUMMARY
In network installations, where IP addresses are assigned statically (DHCP is not used), it is often desirable to change the NetBIOS name resolution node type of a computer. This is time consuming when large numbers of computers are involved because an administrator must edit the registry of each computer where the node type is to be changed.

This article describes one possible method of automating the change.



MORE INFORMATION
  Create the following two-line text file and save it in ANSI (Windows) or DOS text format. It will not work if saved as a Unicode file.

  \Registry\Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters NodeType = REG_DWORD 0x00000004

NOTE: Use 0x00000008 for hybrid node or h-node Use 0x00000004 for mixed node or m-node Use 0x00000002 for point-to-point WINS or p-node Use 0x00000001 for broadcast node or b-node

For additional information with descriptions of the various settings for this key, please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

ARTICLE-ID: 160177

TITLE : Default Node Type For Microsoft Clients

ARTICLE-ID: 120642

TITLE : TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows 2000 or Windows NT

 Save the file as M-NODE.INI (change the first letter for node types other than mixed). Copy this file and the file Regini.exe from the Windows NT "Resource Kit" to either a floppy drive or a network share. The following command, executed at a workstation from the path where Regini.exe and M-NODE.INI are stored, will change the node type to mixed. Changing to other node types is done in the same fashion.

REGINI M-NODE.INI

 This could be automated further by enclosing it in a batch file, or a logon script:

'''@ECHO OFF

REM NODE.BAT

IF /I "%1" == "h" REGINI H-NODE.INI & GOTO END

IF /I "%1" == "m" REGINI M-NODE.INI & GOTO END

IF /I "%1" == "p" REGINI P-NODE.INI & GOTO END

IF /I "%1" == "b" REGINI B-NODE.INI & GOTO END

ECHO USAGE: NODE X where X is the desired node type (H, M, P, OR B).


 * END'''

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