# SUFFIX TO ADD
$Domain = 'YourDomainHere.com'
# ONLY RETURN ETHERNET CONNECTIONS
$Nic = Get-DnsClient | Where-Object -Property InterfaceAlias -Match Ethernet
# ADD SUFFIX TO EACH ETHERNET CONNECTION
Foreach ($N in $Nic) {
Set-DnsClient -ConnectionSpecificSuffix $Domain -InterfaceIndex $N.InterfaceIndex
$Alias = $N.InterfaceAlias
$Index = $N.InterfaceIndex
}
Notes
Clear Suffix List
Set-DnsClientGlobalSetting -SuffixSearchList @(“”)
Set Suffix Order
Set-DnsClientGlobalSetting -SuffixSearchList @(“domain.com”, “child.domain.com”)
or
$DnsSuffixes = “domain.com”,”child.domain.com”
Invoke-Wmimethod -Class win32_networkadapterconfiguration -Name setDNSSuffixSearchOrder -ArgumentList @($DnsSuffixes),$null
Set Suffix for Single Network Connection
Get-NetAdapter | where {$_.name -ne “Local Area Connection”}| foreach{
Write-Host $_.name
Set-DnsClient $_.name -ConnectionSpecificSuffix “YourDomainHere.com” -UseSuffixWhenRegistering $TRUE
}
ipconfig /registerdns
Reg Keys for Domain Suffix
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters\domain
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters\NV domain
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters -Name ‘NV Domain’ -Value child.domain.com
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters -Name SyncDomainWithMembership -Value 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ActiveComputerName\ComputerName is the current NetBIOS computer name.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName\ComputerName is the NetBIOS computer name that will be used when the computer is restarted.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname is the host name of the computer.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\NV Hostname is the host name that the computer will take when it is restarted.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain is the current DNS domain name. Domain may be empty or not present. The full computer name is the values of Hostname + Domain.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\NV Domain is the DNS domain name that the computer will use when it is restarted. The full computer name after a restart is the values of NV Hostname + NV Domain.