HOWTO: Disable IRDP Automatically Using WSH VBScript

ID: Q216141

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a VBScript file that automatically disables IRDP (Internet Router Discovery Protocol) under Windows 98 or Windows 95 using Windows Script Host.

MORE INFORMATION

IRDP can be disabled manually by adding "PerformRouterDiscovery" value name and setting it to a dword value of 0, under the following registry key(s):

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans\####

Where #### is the binding for TCP/IP. More than one TCP/IP binding may exist.

Please note that if you are using Windows 95 and want to run the script to disable IRDP, you need to install Wsh.exe from the MSDN Online Scripting MSDN Online Scripting Web site to enable Windows Script Host.

NOTE: This procedure is not intended for home users with a few computers. IRDP is enabled on Windows 95 only after the Winsock 2 update is installed.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Use the following line to run NO-IRDP.vbs from a login script:


Cscript \\&lt;server&gt;\&lt;share&gt;\NO-IRDP.VBS //T:5 //B

Where <server> is the name of the server and <share> is the name of the share.


//T:5  Terminates the script after 5 seconds if it is still running.
//B    Tells the script to run in non-interactive mode.

Sample Code

Using a text editor, create a VBScript file called NO-IRDP.vbs with the following lines:


   '----------------------------------------------------------------------
   ' The following script reads the registry value name IPAddress to
   ' determine which registry entries are TCP/IP bindings and disables
   ' IRDP (Internet Router Discovery Protocol).  For more info on IRDP
   ' please read RFC 1256.
   ' This sample checks the first 13 network bindings for TCP/IP, which 
   ' is typically sufficient in most environments.
   ' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Dim WSHShell, NList, N, IPAddress, IPValue, RegLoc
   Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

   NList = array("0000","0001","0002","0003","0004","0005","0006", _
                 "0007","0008","0009","0010","0011","0012")

   On Error Resume Next
   RegLoc = "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans\"
 
   For Each N In NList
     IPValue = ""      'Resets variable
     IPAddress = RegLoc & N & "\IPAddress"
     IPValue = WSHShell.RegRead(IPAddress)
     If (IPValue <> "") then
       PFRD = RegLoc & N & "\PerformRouterDiscovery"
       WSHShell.RegWrite PFRD,"0","REG_DWORD"
     end If
   Next

   WScript.Quit        ' Tells the script to stop and exit.<BR/>

Additional query words: RFC1256 ICMP Router Solicitation 224.0.0.2

Keywords : kbWinOS
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto