WLAN static configurations

[Jim]

I have several static wireless configurations that I need
to install on certain computers in my OU (they depend on
what global group the users belong to). I am aware that a
GPO can be created to set wireless LAN configs on XP
domain clients. However, I need to find a way to be able
to programmatically do this from a login script. Can this
be done using WMI/WSH/VBScript/Reg Hacks?

I have found three keys whose values change when I
manually configure a WLAN in the XP preferred networks
configuration window ( this system had 1 gpo applied
wireless policy prior to creating the manual
configuration).

The keys that seem to change are:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EAPOL\Parameters\Interfaces\{unique
_number}\1
(I assume that this means that there are static entries
defined???)

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\{uniqu
e_number}\ActiveSettings"
(Not a clue what this one does other than the obvious
name)

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\{uniqu
e_number}\Static#0001
(The windows assigned name of the config I created)

Note: {unique_number} = network card identifier

However the binary data contained within them does not
seem to match up between identical WLAN configs on
different wireless computers.

SO, my big question is:

Is there a way to set wireless networking from WMI or
other scripting language, and if not can anybody tell me
how to programatically disable the XP keyboard and mouse
and then re-enable them (for use with WshShell.sendkeys
method)???

 

[Chuck]

I have several static wireless configurations that I need
to install on certain computers in my OU (they depend on
what global group the users belong to). I am aware that a
GPO can be created to set wireless LAN configs on XP
domain clients. However, I need to find a way to be able
to programmatically do this from a login script. Can this
be done using WMI/WSH/VBScript/Reg Hacks?

I have found three keys whose values change when I
manually configure a WLAN in the XP preferred networks
configuration window ( this system had 1 gpo applied
wireless policy prior to creating the manual
configuration).

The keys that seem to change are:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EAPOL\Parameters\Interfaces\{unique
_number}\1
(I assume that this means that there are static entries
defined???)

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\{uniqu
e_number}\ActiveSettings"
(Not a clue what this one does other than the obvious
name)

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\{uniqu
e_number}\Static#0001
(The windows assigned name of the config I created)

Note: {unique_number} = network card identifier

However the binary data contained within them does not
seem to match up between identical WLAN configs on
different wireless computers.

SO, my big question is:

Is there a way to set wireless networking from WMI or
other scripting language, and if not can anybody tell me
how to programatically disable the XP keyboard and mouse
and then re-enable them (for use with WshShell.sendkeys
method)???

Jim,

See if "netsh" will provide what you need:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=242468

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Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.