I just finished with a script video_res.bat :). This scripts helps change the screen resolution in Windows Server 2008 Server Core. You can do this manually, but simple use Regedit, but you should know exactly what video driver is working right now in your system, my script does it for you, you just need to select the resolution and that it! Here is a content of video_res.bat:

Remember to Log Off and Log On again ;).

I have made a small change in my "Free Deployment System", the set of script allows to deploy, install or run applications on any remote computer.
Equally, I just added a few new lines. In to Config.bat added a new line:

set DSRV= 192.168.211.1

By using a DSRV environment i can set IP or Computer Name of my Deployment Server.
Also, added two new lines to the INSPKG.bat script (Script in original article already changed, so you can simply take a changed script). One of new lines contains following:

%Tools%\psexec.exe \\%RCOMP% -u %USR% -p %PASS% -i cmd /c md C:\Updates

This line creates a directory C:\Updates on remote computer. I use C:\Updates on remote computer to copy there necessary scripts and source of installation programs. The other new line in INSPKG.bat is:

@echo set DSRV=%DSRV%> \\%RCOMP%\C$\updates\config.bat

As you can see, by this line I create a config.bat file on remote computer and put in to environment, that sets a name or IP of our deployment server. Additionally, we need to change a package script. So, after changes, our package script looks like follow:

@echo off
call c:\updates\config.bat
\\%DSRV%\packages\7ZIP\7z442.exe /S

So, now, if we are changed our deployment server, we have not to change our packages script.

Downloaf IPINFO.ZIP, unzip it, and store IPA.EXE and IPN.EXE in a folder that is in your PATH.

Prior to having these tools, if I wanted to get my local computer's IP address, I would use a FOR command to parse @ping -n 1 %computername%, or Ipconfig /all.

Now, if I want the my computers IP address, I just parse ipa. If I want the IP address of another computer on my network, I just parse ipa [computername]:

for /f "Tokens=*" %%a in ('ipa SomeComputerName') do set IP=%%a

NOTE: Both IPA.EXE and IPN.EXE return ERRORLEVEL 0 upon success, 1 on an error, and 2 on a syntax error.

If I want to return the computer name associated with an IP address on my network, I just parse ipn [IPAdress]:

for /f  "Tokens=*" %%a in ('ipn SomeIPAaddress') do set name=%%a

NOTE: If the network computer is a member of your domain, the format returned is ComputerName.DomainName, like JSI009.JSIINC.COM. If the network computer is NOT a member of your domain, the NetBIOS computer name is returned, like JSI009. If you always want just the NetBIOS computer name:

for /f  "Tokens=1 Delims=." %%a in ('ipn SomeIPAddress') do set name=%%a

Using only built-in functionality, use the following line to set the IP environment variable:

for /f "skip=1 Tokens=2 Delims=[]" %%i in ('ping -n 1 %computername%') do set ip=%%i

or

for /f "tokens=2 delims=: " %%a in ('nslookup %computername%') do set ip=%%a