JSI Tip 8522. What can I do with the Network Configuration Operators group built into Windows XP?

Membership in the Network Configuration Operators group allows a user to:

To add a domain user to the Network Configuration Operators group:

You can use the technique in tip 5319 How do I create a global group, so that it is a member of the local administrators group on all workstations and member servers, by using group policy restricted groups?

You can use Active Directory Users and Computers.

You can open a CMD.EXE windows and type:

net localgroup "Network Configuration Operators" "NetBiosDomainNameDomainUserName" /ADD

To add a local user to the Network Configuration Operators group:

You can open a CMD.EXE windows and type:

net localgroup "Network Configuration Operators" "UserName" /ADD