[lbhans]

Greetings,

I am new to WinPE and I am having some difficulty with the network settings.
I have built the WinPE environment and have created CDs to boot a system and image it to a locally attached USB drive with no problem. My problem is when I try to image over a network connection. When I boot WinPE, it leases an IP address and connects to the network with no problem. However, when I start the image process from Ghost32, the speed is ridiculously slow. i am pretty sure that it is because the NIC is set to auto detect the speed and duplex whereas the swith is hard set to 100/Full. In our environment, this combination does not work. I need to find a way to force the NIC to 100/Full from withing the WinPE environment. Here is what I have tried already:

1. Downloaded a utility called PENETCFG from a website called "The Truth" It work in an XP environment, but not on WinPE since version 2.0 uses a Vista Kernel. At the uggestion of "The Truth", I copied the TCPIPREG.SYS file to the WinPE image and imported the appropriate registry keys to make it work, but still nothing.

Is there any other way to configure the NIC settings from within PE?

Is there a way to build a PE Image using the XP OS?

Any help would be mot appreciated

L

[Tripredacus]

The PE will use whatever network speed that the Vista drivers you injected into the WinPE is set for. You should know other things that will force slower network traffic. Also, make sure your NIC on the server is set for the speed you want, or if you are using 2008, check the WDS speed setting. I think the default setting is 100Mbps.

[lbhans]

I think I know why PENETCFG does not work. When I apply the registry settings to the Booted WinPE iamge, they do not activate and require a reboot, which of course brings the machine back up without the TCPIPREG.Sys working. I need to incorporate those Registry settings in the PE image before I commit it so they will become active as WinPE boots off of the CD. However, the instructions for making the registry changes do not seem to apply since the command lines do not work. I am going to build a separet environment and attempt to make the premanent registry changes before the image is prepped.

[Tripredacus]

I believe in order to make registry changes to the PE, you need to mount the image, then mount the offline registry hive and make changes that way. I haven't actually tried this yet but it is the only thing I can think of.

[Jazkal]

yes, you would need to mount the reg hive before you finish the winpe wim image.

[lbhans]

Yep, I did load the System and Software hives and made the changed prior tp prepping the image and committing it. Still no go. I am getting ready to go with BartPE. It has the networkig configurator built in and the documentation is much more intuitive and comprehensive.

[TheReasonIFail]

I think I may have a VB script that will set your NIC to 100/Full.

Let me see if I can dig it up...

[TheReasonIFail]

On Error Resume	Next

'---- ParameterDirectionEnum Values ----
Const adParamInput = &H0001
rem Const adParamOutput = &H0002

'---- CommandTypeEnum Values ----
Const adCmdStoredProc = &H0004

rem 3 tasks
rem 1. Store in Database - In Progress
rem 2. If 100 Full, say 100/ Full - Done
rem 3. If not, say Not Set - Done
rem 4. Fix it - Done
rem 6. Stop & Start the service to make it up-to-date - In Progress

Set	StdOut = WScript.StdOut

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002

const IDEAL_SPEED = "100"
const IDEAL_DUPLEX = "FULL"

Class NICInfo
	Dim MACAddress
	Dim Name
	Dim IPAddress
	Dim MachineName
	Dim Result
	Dim Notes
End Class

Dim oNICInfo 
Set oNICInfo = new NICInfo

Dim	strKeyCurrentPath
strKeyCurrentPath =	"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}"
Dim	strCurrentControlNetwork
strCurrentControlNetwork = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}"
Dim	strCurrentVersion
strCurrentVersion =	"Software\Microsoft\Windows	NT\CurrentVersion"

Dim oArrayPropertyType
rem if there are two properties, first property is for 100/10 & second property is for Full/Half
oArrayPropertyType = Array("ConnectionType", "", _
							"Duplex", "MediaSpeed", _
							"media", "", _
							"Media_type", "", _
							"MediaSelect", "Duplexmode", _
							"MediaSpeed", "", _
							"NetworkMedia", "", _
							"RequestedMediaType", "", _
							"SpeedDuplex", "" )
Dim	oReg
Dim	oSvc

Dim	WshSHell
set	WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Dim	strComputer	
'set strComputer = "."
Set oDictionary = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")

Dim bShowUsage
bShowUsage = True

Dim	oArgs
'If RetrieveArguments() = bShowUsage Then
	'Call ShowUsage
'Else
	Call setnicInfo
'End	If

rem	Get	the	NIC	Info
Sub	setnicInfo
	
	StdOut.Write	vbNewLine &	_
					"----------------------------------------------------------"  & vbNewLine &	_
					"Computer Name" & vbTab & "Result" & vbTab & "Details" & vbNewLine & _
					"----------------------------------------------------------"  & vbNewLine & _
					vbNewLine

	'for	each oComputer in	oDictionary

		strComputer = "." ' oDictionary.Item(oComputer)
		err.Clear
		rem	Get	WMI	object for registry
		'Set	oReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\"	& strComputer &	"\root\default:StdRegProv")
		On Error Resume	Next
		
		Set	oReg = GetObject("winmgmts:\\"	& strComputer &	"\root\default:StdRegProv")
		If Err.Number <> 0 Then
			StdOut.WriteLine "Error: (Unavailable Registry at "	& strComputer &	") " & Err.Description
			Else If	(GetOSVersion()	< 5) Then
				StdOut.WriteLine "Error: (Computer at "	& strComputer &	") Version Less than 5"
				Else
				rem	Get	WMI	object for registry
				On Error Resume	Next
				Set	oSvc = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
				If Err.Number <> 0 Then
					StdOut.WriteLine "Error:  " & Err.Description
				Else
					Dim	oArrayPNPDeviceID
					rem	for	each oInstNWAC in oSvc.execquery("select * from	win32_networkadapterConfiguration where	IPEnabled =	'True'")
						for	each oInstNWA in oSvc.execquery("select	* from win32_networkadapter	where MACAddress <>	null")
						rem	where MACAddress = " & Str(oInstNWAC.MACAddress) & "")
							If (oInstNWA.PNPDeviceID <>	empty) Then
								oArrayPNPDeviceID =	Split(oInstNWA.PNPDeviceID,	"\", -1, 1)
								If (oArrayPNPDeviceID(0) <>	"ROOT")	Then
									For	each oInstNWAC in oSvc.execquery("select * from	win32_networkadapterConfiguration where	IPEnabled =	'True'") 
										If (oInstNWAC.Caption =	oInstNWA.Caption) Then
											rem	Get	the	Caption	for	the	Network	Adapter
											strCaption = GetRealCaptionStr(oInstNWAC.Caption)
											
											rem	Continue, only if Connection is	Open
											rem	Dim	sPnpInstanceIDValue
											rem	sPnpInstanceIDValue	= empty
											rem	oReg.GetStringValue	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,	strCurrentControlNetwork & "\" & oInstNWAC.SettingID & "\Connection", "PnpInstanceID", sPnpInstanceIDValue
											
											Dim	sNetworkName
											sNetworkName = empty
											oReg.GetStringValue	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,	strCurrentControlNetwork & "\" & oInstNWAC.SettingID & "\Connection", "Name", sNetworkName
											
											rem	Continue, if there is no error & PnpInstanceID is non-empty
											If (err.number = 0)	Then
												rem Dim strPropertyDesc
												rem strPropertyDesc	= ""
												
												rem strPropertyDesc	=	
												
												rem	Print the computer name
												StdOut.Write strComputer & vbTab
												oNICInfo.MachineName = oInstNWA.SystemName
												
												rem	Get the NIC Name
												oNICInfo.Name = oInstNWA.Caption
												
												stop
												rem	Print the MAC Address for the Network Adapter
												rem StdOut.Write oInstNWA.MACAddress & vbTab
												oNICInfo.MACAddress = oInstNWA.MACAddress
												oNICInfo.IPAddress = oInstNWAC.IPAddress(0)
	
												GetAllPropertiesDesc(GetLast4Digit(oInstNWA.Caption))
												rem StdOut.Write " (" &	strPropertyDesc	& ")" &	vbTab
												
												If (True = bStoringToDB) Then
													StoreToDatabase

													If (0 <> err.number) Then
														StdOut.WriteLine "Cant Save to Database. Error: " & Err.Description
													End If
												End If
												
												StdOut.WriteLine
											End	If
										End	If
									Next 
								End	If
							End	If
						next
				End	If
			End	If
		End	If
	'next
End	Sub
rem End If

rem	Get	last 4 digits from Caption String
Function GetLast4Digit(oString)
	rem	split the sting	with ]
	Dim	oArray
	oArray = Split(oString,	"]", -1, 1)
 
	rem	get	the	last 4 digits from Caption
	GetLast4Digit =	Right(oArray(0), 4)
End	Function

rem	Get	Real Caption String	from a String received from	Registry Value
Function GetRealCaptionStr(oString)
	rem	split the sting	with ]
	Dim	oArray
	oArray = Split(oString,	"]", -1, 1)
 
	rem	remove the first space too
	GetRealCaptionStr =	LTrim(oArray(1))
End	Function

rem Get the Properties Description & if found, keep the Index
Function GetAllPropertiesDesc(str4Digits)
	Dim Result
	Result = "FAIL2"
	Dim	strPropertyDesc
	strPropertyDesc	= ""
	Dim ArrayCount 
	'Get the Array Count of the Properties
	stop
	ArrayCount = UBound(oArrayPropertyType, 1) - LBound(oArrayPropertyType, 1)
	'Go through all the Property Array Elements
	For iCounter = 0 to ArrayCount step 2
		strPropertyDesc = GetPropertyDesc(str4Digits, oArrayPropertyType(iCounter))
		
		If (strPropertyDesc <> "") Then
			If (oArrayPropertyType(iCounter+1) <> "")Then
				strPropertyDesc	= strPropertyDesc & "***" & GetPropertyDesc(str4Digits, oArrayPropertyType(iCounter+1))
			End If
			Exit For
		End If
	Next
	If (strPropertyDesc <> "") Then
		rem	if strPropertyType1ValuDesc	contains 100 & Full	string,	the	result is PASS,	otherwise its FAIL
		If ((InStr(1, strPropertyDesc, IDEAL_SPEED, 0)>0)	and	(InStr(1, UCase(strPropertyDesc), IDEAL_DUPLEX, 0)>0) ) Then
			StdOut.Write "100/FULL"
			oNICInfo.Result = "PASS"
			oNICInfo.Notes = "Speed/Duplex is alreay set to 100FULL"
		Else
			StdOut.Write "Not 100 Full"
			oNICInfo.Result = "FAIL"
			oNICInfo.Notes = "Speed/Duplex is NOT set to 100FULL"
			rem Fix It
			SetPropertyDesc str4Digits, iCounter
		End	If
	Else
		StdOut.Write "ERROR"
		oNICInfo.Result = "FAIL"
		oNICInfo.Notes = "Couldnt Find the Registery Value for NIC Properties"
	End If
End	Function

Function GetPropertyDesc(str4Digits, strPropertyType)
	Dim	strPropertyDesc
	strPropertyDesc	= ""
	
	rem	get	the	registry value for the specific	type of	adapter
	oReg.GetStringValue	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,	strKeyCurrentPath &	"\"	& str4Digits, strPropertyType, strTempValue
	rem	get	the	real string	value for the registry value
	oReg.GetStringValue	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,	strKeyCurrentPath &	"\"	& str4Digits & "\Ndi\params\" &	strPropertyType	& "\enum", strTempValue, strPropertyDesc

	GetPropertyDesc	= strPropertyDesc
End	Function

Sub SetPropertyDesc(str4Digits, iCoutner)
	rem	get	the	real string	value for the registry value
	oReg.EnumValues HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyCurrentPath & "\" & str4Digits & "\Ndi\params\" & oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner) & "\enum", arrValueNames1, arrValueTypes1
	
	rem Clear all the previous errors
	Err.Clear
	rem Go through all the sub keys
	For i=0 To UBound(arrValueNames1)
		If ("" = oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner+1)) Then
			oReg.GetStringValue	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyCurrentPath & "\" & str4Digits & "\Ndi\params\" & oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner) & "\enum", arrValueNames1(i), arrValue
			If ((InStr(1, arrValue, IDEAL_SPEED, 0)>0) and (InStr(1, UCase(arrValue), IDEAL_DUPLEX, 0)>0)) Then
				oReg.SetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyCurrentPath & "\" & str4Digits, oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner), arrValueNames1(i)
				rem if any eror print & exit
				If Err.Number <> 0 Then
					StdOut.WriteLine "FAIL2: Couldnt Fix it for Value of " & oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner) & "Error:" & Err.Description
					oNICInfo.Result = "FAIL"
					oNICInfo.Notes = "Can NOT fix Speed/Duplex=100FULL; Error:" & Err.Description
				Else
					StdOut.WriteLine "PASS2"
					oNICInfo.Result = "PASS"
					oNICInfo.Notes = "Fixed Speed/Duplex=100FULL"
				End If
				Exit For
			End If
		Else
			oReg.EnumValues HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyCurrentPath & "\" & str4Digits & "\Ndi\params\" & oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner+1) & "\enum", arrValueNames2, arrValueTypes2
	
			rem Go through all the sub keys
			For j=0 To UBound(arrValueNames2)
				oReg.GetStringValue	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyCurrentPath & "\" & str4Digits & "\Ndi\params\" & oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner) & "\enum", arrValueNames2(j), arrValue
				If (InStr(1, UCase(arrValue), IDEAL_DUPLEX, 0)>0) Then
					oReg.SetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyCurrentPath & "\" & str4Digits, oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner), arrValueNames2(j)
					rem if any eror print & exit
					If Err.Number <> 0 Then
						StdOut.WriteLine "FAIL2: Couldnt Enter Value of " & oArrayPropertyType(iCoutner+1) & Err.Description
						oNICInfo.Result = 0
						oNICInfo.Notes = "Can NOT fix Speed/Duplex=100FULL; Error:" & Err.Description
					Else
						StdOut.WriteLine "PASS2: Could Fix it"
						oNICInfo.Result = 1
						oNICInfo.Notes = "Fixed Speed/Duplex=100FULL"
					End If
					Exit For
				End if
			Next
		End If
	Next
	
	rem	get	the	registry value for the specific	type of	adapter
	rem oReg.GetStringValue	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,	strKeyCurrentPath &	"\"	& str4Digits, strPropertyType, strTempValue
End	Sub

Function GetOSVersion()
	rem	Get	OS Version from	the	Current	Version	Registry Key
	oReg.GetStringValue	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,	strCurrentVersion, "CurrentVersion", strTempValue
	GetOSVersion = strTempValue
End	Function

Sub	ShowUsage

	StdOut.WriteLine "---------------------------"
	StdOut.Write	"setnic.vbs	- Sets the NIC's Speed & Duplex to 100 FULL & displays WINS Name, Result, Details"	& vbNewLine 
					
	StdOut.WriteLine "---------------------------"
	StdOut.Write	vbNewLine &	_
					"Help Information: " & vbNewLine & _
					"Set NIC's Speed & Duplex to 100 FULL & displays WINS Name, Result, Details(PASS1, if no need to change, FAIL1PASS2 if could fix it, FAIL1FAIL2 if couldnt fix it)"	& vbNewLine	& _
					"setnic.vbs	-m/-Machine WINSName1 [WINSName2] [WINSName3] [...]" & vbNewLine & _
					"or setnic.vbs	-m . for the localmachine" & vbNewLine & _
					vbNewLine &	_
					"Parameters:" &	vbNewLine &	_
					"WINSName1,2,...Use	Machine	Name(WINS Name)	as the argument	to get NIC info. " &	vbNewLine &	_
					vbNewLine &	_
					"WINSFileName Use .dat FileName	as the argument	to get NIC info. " &	vbNewLine &	_
					vbNewLine &	_
					"Example:" & vbNewLine & _
					"setnic.vbs	-m Computername1 Computername2"	& vbNewLine	& _
					"or setnic.vbs -m . "	& vbNewLine	& _
					"or setnic.vbs -h"	& vbNewLine	& _
					vbNewLine &	_
					"Error:" & vbNewLine & _
					"If the	computer doesnt	exist or user running the script doesnt	have permission	to access, it will print an	error" & vbNewLine

	StdOut.WriteLine "---------------------------"
End	Sub

Function RetrieveArguments()
	Set oArgs = WScript.Arguments
	ArgsCount = oArgs.Count
	
	Dim	iCounter
	iCounter = 0
	
	bGotFile = False
	bGotMachine = False
	oComputerCount = 0
	
	rem	Get	all	the	Arguments in the Computer Name Array
	While (iCounter	< ArgsCount)
		LowerArg = LCase(oArgs(iCounter))
		Select Case LowerArg
			Case	"/?", _
					"/help", _
					"/h", _
					"-h", _
					"--help"
						RetrieveArguments = True
						Exit Function
			'Case	"-Machine", _
			'		"-m"
			'			If	(bGotFile = True) or (bGotMachine = True) Then
			'				RetrieveArguments = True
			'				Exit Function
			'			End If
						
						'bGotMachine = True
			Case Else
						If (bGotMachine = True) Then
							oDictionary.Add oComputerCount, oArgs(iCounter)
							oComputerCount = oComputerCount + 1
							set strComputer = "."
						Else
							RetrieveArguments = True
							Exit Function
						End If
		End Select
		iCounter = iCounter + 1
	WEnd
End Function