Netsh can't parse funny interface names

[Mark K Vallevand]

I have two images. One to boot from CF and a much smaller one to boot from
USB ramdisk. On the CF image netsh works fine on commands like this:
netsh interface ip set address "Odd Name z=z" static 172.26.10.0
255.255.0.0
But, on the smaller USB ramdisk image, the same command complains that the
name "Odd name z" is not found. Its like it get stuck on the '=' in the
name. Remove the '=' from the name and netsh is OK.

I've added all the netsh stuff that Microsoft and this group has
recommended. Still no luck. I'm suspecting that there is a shell parsing
dll or something that is still missing.

Any ideas?

(Oh, the idea "don't use odd names" is implied.)

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[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Hi Mark,

rundll32 netshell.dll HrRenameConnection

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...howNamingNetworkInterfacesOnRun-TimeImage.asp

Regards,
Slobodan

 

[Mark K Vallevand]

No. I saw this one, and didn't try it. Both images are using the explorer
shell, so I didn't think it applied. I tried it now, and it made no
difference. In my USB ramdisk image, netsh doesn't like the '=' character
in interface names.

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[KM]

Mark,

If your image are both Explorer Shell based then it is not the HrRenameConnection problem since the Explorer will call it for you.

You can try to compare registered netsh plug-ins on your both builds and see if there is any difference in the lists:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh]

 

[Mark K Vallevand]

Nope. Extensions in the registry are the same.

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Mark,

If your image are both Explorer Shell based then it is not the
HrRenameConnection problem since the Explorer will call it for you.

You can try to compare registered netsh plug-ins on your both builds and
see if there is any difference in the lists:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NetSh]

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Regards,
KM, BSquare Corp.

No. I saw this one, and didn't try it. Both images are using the
explorer
shell, so I didn't think it applied. I tried it now, and it made no
difference. In my USB ramdisk image, netsh doesn't like the '='
character
in interface names.

--
Regards.
Mark K Vallevand (e-mail address removed)

Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
- Benjamin Franklin


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