I have the following code I use to try to change the settings on our servers from dhcp to static. It gets "hung" up on the enablestatic() peice, I know its because after it changes the ip it looses the connection but how do I get Powershell to either fork off this command or time out earler. BTW it makes the changes it just stays hung for a long time before moving onto other machines. Any help appreciated (there are a few extral lines in there that I was playing around with to see if I could get it to work)

# Connect-VIServer server
function set-ip {
# param (
# [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, HelpMessage="Enter an CSV filename, eg. servers.xml", ParameterSetName = "One")]`
# [string]$File )
$Global:newcsv = Import-CSV iptest1.csv
$NewCsv |ForEach-Object {
$Global:NAME = $_.NAME
[string]$Global:ipaddr = $_.ipaddr
[string]$Global:subnet = $_.subnet
$Global:NICs = Get-WMIObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -ComputerName $NAME | where{$_.IPEnabled -eq “TRUE”}
#Get-WmiObject -list win32_networkadapterconfiguration -ComputerName $NAME
foreach($Global:NIC in $NICs) {
$gway = $_.gway
$DNSServers = $_.DNS1,$_.DNS2
$NIC.SetWINSServer($_.Wins1,$_.Wins2)
Write-Host "WINS Set"
$_.Wins1,$_.Wins2
$NIC.SetGateways($gway)
Write-Host "GateWay Set"
$_.gway
$NIC.SetDNSServerSearchOrder($DNSServers)
Write-Host "DNS Set"
$DNSServers
$NIC.SetDynamicDNSRegistration($TRUE,$TRUE)
Write-Host "DNS Registration Set"
$NIC.SetTcpipNetbios($TRUE)
Write-Host "Netbios Over TCPIP"
$DNSSuffix = @("lion.com"),@("cat.com"),@("rat.loc"),@("bat.com")
#$nic1 = [wmiclass] "win32_networkadapterconfiguration"
$Global:NIC1 = Get-WmiObject -list win32_networkadapterconfiguration -ComputerName $_.Name
$nic1.SetDNSSuffixSearchOrder($DNSSuffix)
#Invoke-WmiMethod -path Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Name SetDNSSuffixSearchOrder -ArgumentList $DNSSuffix

#$global:nicST = Gwmi win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration
# Start-Job -ScriptBlock {
#$NIC = Get-WMIObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -ComputerName $NAME
# $Global:NICw = Get-WMIObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -ComputerName $NAME
# $NICs.psbase.scope.options.timeout = 5 * 10000000
# $NICw.EnableStatic("10.4.39.37","255.255.255.0")
$NIC.EnableStatic($ipaddr,$subnet)
Write-Host "IP and SubNet Set"
$_.IPaddr
$_.Subnet
#}

# $NIC.SetDNSDomain($_.DNSDom)
# $_.DNSDom
#$NIC.SetDynamicDNSRegistration($TRUE,$TRUE)
# $VLAN = $_.VLAN
# Get-VM $_.Name | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName $VLAN
# $_.VLAN
}
}
}
set-ip

Well, you could set these as background jobs? Are you using PowerShell v2?

There's something else I might try out in the next few days where you might
be able to time out WMI calls, but you'd have to use .NET classes...

Marco

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>
> I have the following code I use to try to change the settings on our
> servers from dhcp to static. It gets "hung" up on the enablestatic()
> peice, I know its because after it changes the ip it looses the
> connection but how do I get Powershell to either fork off this command
> or time out earler. BTW it makes the changes it just stays hung for a
> long time before moving onto other machines. Any help appreciated (there
> are a few extral lines in there that I was playing around with to see if
> I could get it to work)

That would be great if a .Net procedure would work, I am willing to try out anything