@Michael, Yeah it's just not very sexy, but it's seriously the easier way to do it...
@Webster, Yeah, try entering a username/password, that was a mindfsck when I needed it while remoting in once... Thanks guys, jlc -----Original Message----- From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 7:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: powershell dns lookup At a PowerShell session with Don Jones (PowerShell MVP) he asked how we would map a network drive using PowerShell. My head started spinning trying to think of what I needed in PS to get the task done. The answer? Net use x: \server\sharename DOH! KISS Webster > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: RE: powershell dns lookup > > Don't use PowerShell. Seriously. > > Use nslookup.exe. Wrap it in PowerShell if you want to - but use nslookup > instead of the various DNS helper libraries. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: powershell dns lookup > > I need to look up a hostname through one specific server. Looking for a > native way shows that specifying the server is not trivial. > > I found this snippet from > http://thepowershellguy.com/blogs/posh/archive/2007/04/10/add- > extended-dns-support-to-powershell-in-5-minutes.aspx : > > [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile( 'D:\Bdev.Net.Dns.dll') $r = new- > Object Bdev.Net.Dns.Request $q = new-Object > Bdev.Net.Dns.Question("foo.example.com",'ANAME','in') > $r.AddQuestion($q) > [Bdev.Net.Dns.Resolver]::Lookup($r,'10.0.0.4') |% {$_.answers} > > So what exactly is being output such that every attempt to filter/regex on > just the record and return only the ip address is failing? > Anyone know a simpler built in way in ps2? > > I came across Michaels dns.ps1 from 2007 which is much the same really. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
