Help needed from XP registry expert

[Goobie]

Hello

I use my laptop on our work network (Novell) and home network (Microsoft). I used to struggle to get my laptop to be able to browse the home network without joy, UNTIL I figured out that for some reason Novell forces the DhcpNodeType entry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters) to a value of 2 every time I connect at work. To be able to browse my home network I need either a setting of 1, 4 or 8.

No matter what I try, Novell changes it back.

So is there a command prompt registry hack that I can include in a batch file and run it when not connected to Novell. This way I can make the registry change faster when at home without having to go through regedit?

OR

does anybody know of a way to lock that damn setting in place so Novell won't be able to change it?

thanks

 

[odin]

Hi,

try running regedit, go to the key you mentioned change the value to the Novell one.Then click on File->Export save the file (eg Novell.reg). do the same thing again but change the value to one that works for your network at home (1,4,8) save it as home.reg.

Now you can changeover by just dbl clicking the file

 

[ColinR]

Hi,

try running regedit, go to the key you mentioned change the value to the Novell one.Then click on File->Export save the file (eg Novell.reg). do the same thing again but change the value to one that works for your network at home (1,4,8) save it as home.reg.

Now you can changeover by just dbl clicking the file

You can even put the .reg file in your batch - will ask for confirm though.

Can write a quick app to change that key without the prompt - if you trust me (hack, crack, smack)

 

[Goobie]

Hi,

try running regedit, go to the key you mentioned change the value to the Novell one.Then click on File->Export save the file (eg Novell.reg). do the same thing again but change the value to one that works for your network at home (1,4,8) save it as home.reg.

Now you can changeover by just dbl clicking the file

but what happens if I were to install other utils/software along the line, won't I screw it up if I suddenly load different .reg files that don't contain entries to this newly installed software?

 

[odin]

No it's cool, you are not exporting the whole registry just that one key.
Just make sure that when you do the export in regedit you choose the "Selected Branch" radio button (it's on by default)