Client Install issues.

[serverfull]

I have a site and we have 90% of our computers humming along amazingly well in SCCM. The issue we have now is some software we use for our Laptops to maintain a securied enviroment messes up DNS. Our DNS scavaging won't work on those machines. My network guy doens't really care and tells me to do it all via IP since all laptops are static.

 

I need to find a way to push the SCCM Client to this 55-75 machines via IP. I would like it to work automagicly because manual install of that amount is a pain. Does anyone know an easy way to install the Client via IP only without something like psexec (blocked by HIPS) or PowerShell. I could do a GPO for it but need a way to find a good script.

 

SCCM finds this machines fine and even keeps a recorded of Login and IP. Client just won't push!!!

 

Thanks,

Serverfull

 

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[Peter van der Woude]

AFAIK you will always need a NetBIOS or FQDN... You could try another dirty way, if the networking guys are really that messy and stubborn, by adding the machines to the hostfile

[serverfull]

Yeah they told me to just add all the IP's to the host file. Just seems crazy to do it that way but it maybe a good solution.

[Peter van der Woude]

Well, I would never call it a good solution... but in your case, and the mess you're in, is probably the best work-around....