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Renaming computers on network

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by meikle

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Is there a tool that can remotely rename pc's on a network?

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by joseph moore

I can't find anything in the Resource Kit that will remotely rename a machine, unfortunately.
The only option I can suggest is to set up a name alias on the remote machine. With an alias, the NT/2K box will have another name that it will respond to. This way, you can keep the original machine name, and set up an alias name that the box will answer when called by this other name.
It involves a Registry hack:

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Name: OptionalNames
Type: REG_SZ
Value: "aliasyouwant"
If you make it a type REG_MULTI_SZ, you can add multiple aliases.

You could set this up in a REG file, and run the REG file remotely. YOu could run a program like WinRemote that canrun programs remotely, and activate the REG file that way.
Here is the URL for WinRemote:
http://www.admwin.com/winrem.htm

hope this helps

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