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Answered SetIPConnectionMetric() on Server 2008 R2

  • Friday, June 08, 2012 10:41 AM
     
     
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    Hi,

    SetIPConnectionMetric method of the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Class,  used to set the routing metric associated with a  IP-bound adapter, works on Server 2003, but does not seem to work on 64 bit Windows, and specifically on Server 2008 R2.

    Any idea why this happens and a workaround / solution , if possible?

    Regards,
    CD


     

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  • Friday, June 08, 2012 4:03 PM
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    Hi,

    When you say that something didn't work, you have to say how it didn't work.

    Bill

     
  • Friday, June 08, 2012 4:26 PM
     
     
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    MSDN documentation says : The SetIPConnectionMetric method is used to set the routing metric associated with this IP-bound adapter.

    On Server 2003: When SetIPConnectionMetric( IPConnectionMetric ) is called, it returns 0 (Successful completion, no reboot required) and the routing metric on the relevant adapter is changed to IPConnectionMetric .

    On Server 2008 R2: When SetIPConnectionMetric( IPConnectionMetric ) is called, it returns 0 (Successful completion, no reboot required) but the routing metric on the relevant adapter remains unchanged . Logged in as Administrator when running the script which calls SetIPConnectionMetric().

    I hope this is of help.

    Regards,

    CD


     
  • Friday, June 08, 2012 4:31 PM
     
     
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    MSDN documentation says : The SetIPConnectionMetric method is used to set the routing metric associated with this IP-bound adapter.

    On Server 2003: When SetIPConnectionMetric( IPConnectionMetric ) is called, it returns 0 (Successful completion, no reboot required) and the routing metric on the relevant adapter is changed to IPConnectionMetric .

    On Server 2008 R2: When SetIPConnectionMetric( IPConnectionMetric ) is called, it returns 0 (Successful completion, no reboot required) but the routing metric on the relevant adapter remains unchanged . Logged in as Administrator when running the script which calls SetIPConnectionMetric().

    I hope this is of help.

    Regards,

    CD


    Run elevated.  Use PowerShell. 

    $adapt=gwmi Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Filter 'Index=8' -EnableAllPrivileges

    See Siddaway - http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/powershell/changing-ip-connection-metric/

    Be sure to reboot.

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


     
  • Friday, June 08, 2012 5:15 PM
     
     
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    Thanks for the input, but I do not wish to reboot (or rather am not in a position to) the system, and in any case, rebooting was not required on Server 2003.

    My script is essentially a modification of the script presented on http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/73367c75-7a39-44dc-a8d7-eb2359030969

    Thanks.

     
  • Friday, June 08, 2012 5:53 PM
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    Hi,

    Are you running the script from a elevated command prompt window? (Right-click, Run as administrator.) It is not sufficient that your account is just a member of the local Administrators group. With UAC enabled, you must elevate for full admin privileges.

    Bill


     
  • Friday, June 08, 2012 7:02 PM
     
     
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    Thanks for the input, but I do not wish to reboot (or rather am not in a position to) the system, and in any case, rebooting was not required on Server 2003.

    My script is essentially a modification of the script presented on http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/73367c75-7a39-44dc-a8d7-eb2359030969

    Thanks.

    Yes - you may have to go back to WS2003 to get this fixed.  Of course you can follow Bill's suggestion.

    Sidaway is usually pretty close on most of his items.

     I tested on a WS2008R2 server but got kicked off before I could finish.  Maybe tomorrow when everybody is gone.  Gotta upgrade my 2003 test server soon.

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

     
  • Friday, June 08, 2012 7:13 PM
     
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    Ok - I just tested on WS2003 and XP and all updated but took a little bit to show that they were updated.

    Here is the code that worked:

    $adpt=gwmi -q "Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True"
$adpt.IPConnectionMetric
$metric=$adpt.IPConnectionMetric
$adpt.SetIPConnectionMetric($metric+100)
Write-Host 'Before reset - ' + $adpt.IPConnectionMetric -fore green
$adpt=gwmi -q "Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True"
Write-Host 'After reset - ' + $adpt.IPConnectionMetric  -fore black -back white

    If you do not reaquire the adapter it will never look like it is changed.

    Actually I went back to WIn 7 and I can reproduce you issue.  The Metric will only set after a reboot on Win7. I suspect that may be also true on WS2008R2.

    I suspect this may have been done to prevent wireless conenctions from stealing hte machine by  dynamically changing the metric.  Or ... it could just be a bug.

    (This behaves the same on both 32 and 64 bit versions.)

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯



     
  • Monday, June 11, 2012 10:46 AM
     
     
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    I suspect this may have been done to prevent wireless conenctions from stealing hte machine by  dynamically changing the metric.  Or ... it could just be a bug.

    Thanks, jrv. Any way we can find out which one it is (i.e. if the behaviour I see in WS2008R2 is actually intended ot it is a bug).

     
  • Monday, June 11, 2012 2:59 PM
     
     
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    Call MS support.  Log an online support issue.  Post in the Server forum fro WS2008R2.  One or all of those might get you a finding or:

    Post a bug report on http://connect.microsoft.com

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯