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    need Help going from a static ip back to dhcp

    I already have a code set up to check a combo box for a value and change the ip , subnet, and gateway depending on the value.
    What I want to do is reset the lan back to the dhcp when the program is closed.
    I have searched and have not been able to find how to do this.

    Or maybe I am explaining it incorrectly.
    under the tcp/ip properties I am trying to set it back to "obtain Ip address automatically"

    I know how to use netsh but I don't want to call a batch.

    Any takers?

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    Re: need Help going from a static ip back to dhcp

    lol, I just posted this in another thread less than an hour ago.

    This example uses an undocumented function in iphlpapi.dll called "SetAdapterIPAddress".

    http://www.msfn.org/board/set-ip-add...70524.html&hl=

    Read the comments at the top of the code to learn how to use it.

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    Re: need Help going from a static ip back to dhcp

    Looks good, but im still a tad new at this and Im trying to pick out just what I need so let me see if I get this right?
    All i am trying to do is restore dhcp with this button click

    This goes in a module?
    private Declare Function SetAdapterIPAddress Lib "Iphlpapi" Alias "#135" (ByVal dwDHCP As Long) As long

    This goes in the button
    Dim MyGUID As String
    Dim DoDHCP As Integer
    Dim MyIP As String
    Dim MyNetMask As String
    Dim MyGateway As String
    Dim MyDNS As String

    DoDHCP = 1
    MyIP = vbNull
    MyNetMask = vbNull
    MyGateway = vbNull

    SetKeyValue "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\" & MyGUID, "NameServer", "", REG_SZ
    DoIT = SetAdapterIPAddress(MyGUID, DoDHCP, MyIP, MyNetMask, MyGateway)


    Forgive me for my ignorance if I have missed something.
    oh also I need the whole mod registry?

    modRegistry
    CODE
    Option Explicit

    Public Const REG_SZ As Long = 1
    Public Const REG_DWORD As Long = 4

    Public Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
    Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
    Public Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
    Public Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003

    Public Const ERROR_NONE = 0
    Public Const ERROR_BADDB = 1
    Public Const ERROR_BADKEY = 2
    Public Const ERROR_CANTOPEN = 3
    Public Const ERROR_CANTREAD = 4
    Public Const ERROR_CANTWRITE = 5
    Public Const ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY = 6
    Public Const ERROR_ARENA_TRASHED = 7
    Public Const ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = 8
    Public Const ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETERS = 87
    Public Const ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS = 259

    Public Const KEY_QUERY_VALUE = &H1
    Public Const KEY_SET_VALUE = &H2
    Public Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS = &H3F

    Public Const REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE = 0

    Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" _
    (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
    Declare Function RegCreateKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
    "RegCreateKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, _
    ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal lpClass As String, ByVal dwOptions _
    As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, ByVal lpSecurityAttributes _
    As Long, phkResult As Long, lpdwDisposition As Long) As Long
    Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
    "RegOpenKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, _
    ByVal ulOptions As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, phkResult As _
    Long) As Long
    Declare Function RegQueryValueExString Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
    "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
    String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, ByVal lpData _
    As String, lpcbData As Long) As Long
    Declare Function RegQueryValueExLong Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
    "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
    String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As _
    Long, lpcbData As Long) As Long
    Declare Function RegQueryValueExNULL Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
    "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As _
    String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, ByVal lpData _
    As Long, lpcbData As Long) As Long
    Declare Function RegSetValueExString Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
    "RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, _
    ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, ByVal lpValue As _
    String, ByVal cbData As Long) As Long
    Declare Function RegSetValueExLong Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
    "RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, _
    ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, lpValue As Long, _
    ByVal cbData As Long) As Long

    Public Function SetValueEx(ByVal hKey As Long, sValueName As String, _
    lType As Long, vValue As Variant) As Long
    Dim lValue As Long
    Dim sValue As String
    Select Case lType
    Case REG_SZ
    sValue = vValue & Chr$(0)
    SetValueEx = RegSetValueExString(hKey, sValueName, 0&, _
    lType, sValue, Len(sValue))
    Case REG_DWORD
    lValue = vValue
    SetValueEx = RegSetValueExLong(hKey, sValueName, 0&, _
    lType, lValue, 4)
    End Select
    End Function

    Function QueryValueEx(ByVal lhKey As Long, ByVal szValueName As _
    String, vValue As Variant) As Long
    Dim cch As Long
    Dim lrc As Long
    Dim lType As Long
    Dim lValue As Long
    Dim sValue As String

    On Error GoTo QueryValueExError

    ' Determine the size and type of data to be read
    lrc = RegQueryValueExNULL(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, 0&, cch)
    If lrc <> ERROR_NONE Then Error 5

    Select Case lType
    ' For strings
    Case REG_SZ:
    sValue = String(cch, 0)

    lrc = RegQueryValueExString(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, _
    sValue, cch)
    If lrc = ERROR_NONE Then
    vValue = Left$(sValue, cch - 1)
    Else
    vValue = Empty
    End If
    ' For DWORDS
    Case REG_DWORD:
    lrc = RegQueryValueExLong(lhKey, szValueName, 0&, lType, _
    lValue, cch)
    If lrc = ERROR_NONE Then vValue = lValue
    Case Else
    'all other data types not supported
    lrc = -1
    End Select

    QueryValueExExit:
    QueryValueEx = lrc
    Exit Function

    QueryValueExError:
    Resume QueryValueExExit
    End Function

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    Re: need Help going from a static ip back to dhcp

    Got this to work for me.

    On Error Resume Next
    strComputer = "."
    Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
    Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _
    "SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled=TRUE")

    For Each objItem In colItems
    intIndex = objItem.Index
    Set objNic = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID=" & intIndex)

    strNetConnectionStatus = objNic.NetConnectionStatus

    ' a status of 2 or 9 means "connected" so we only get the nics that are online.
    If (strNetConnectionStatus = 2) Or (strNetConnectionStatus = 9) Then
    ' get the nic by index
    Set objShare = objWMIService.Get("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration.Index='" & intIndex & "'")

    Set objOutParams = objWMIService.ExecMethod("Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration.Index='" & intIndex & "'", "EnableDHCP")

    Wscript.echo "Out Parameters: "
    Wscript.echo "ReturnValue: " & objOutParams.ReturnValue
    End If
    Next

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