I have a laptop (XP Tablet) that moves between two wireless networks, one
with DHCP and the other is statically assigned IP address. XP's zero config
wireless and alternate IP work just fine, but there is a 30 sec to one
minute delay before the Alternate IP address kicks in on the static IP
network. Is there a DHCP timeout setting that can lower the timeout so that
I can get the alternate IP faster?

I have searched the web and newsgroups with no luck so far.....Thanks in
advance!

Greg

Greg DePratt wrote:

> I have a laptop (XP Tablet) that moves between two wireless networks,
> one
> with DHCP and the other is statically assigned IP address. XP's zero
> config wireless and alternate IP work just fine, but there is a 30 sec
> to one minute delay before the Alternate IP address kicks in on the
> static IP
> network. Is there a DHCP timeout setting that can lower the timeout
> so that I can get the alternate IP faster?
>
> I have searched the web and newsgroups with no luck so far.....Thanks
> in advance!
>
> Greg

Not that I know of. If you find the delay onerous, use third-party
multi-network management software such as:

http://www.netswitcher.com - NetSwitcher
http://www.globesoft.com/mnm_home.html - MultiNetwork Manager
http://www.mobilenetswitch.com - Mobile Net Switch

These programs are inexpensive and useful.

Malke
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I was afraid you would say that....

"Malke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Greg DePratt wrote:
>
>> I have a laptop (XP Tablet) that moves between two wireless networks,
>> one
>> with DHCP and the other is statically assigned IP address. XP's zero
>> config wireless and alternate IP work just fine, but there is a 30 sec
>> to one minute delay before the Alternate IP address kicks in on the
>> static IP
>> network. Is there a DHCP timeout setting that can lower the timeout
>> so that I can get the alternate IP faster?
>>
>> I have searched the web and newsgroups with no luck so far.....Thanks
>> in advance!
>>
>> Greg
>
> Not that I know of. If you find the delay onerous, use third-party
> multi-network management software such as:
>
> http://www.netswitcher.com - NetSwitcher
> http://www.globesoft.com/mnm_home.html - MultiNetwork Manager
> http://www.mobilenetswitch.com - Mobile Net Switch
>
> These programs are inexpensive and useful.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Greg DePratt wrote:

> I was afraid you would say that....

I don't know why. Let's see - 30 seconds of waiting vs. $30 for no
waiting. You make the choice.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Well take 30 dollars times 90+ laptops that need this for and I would prefer
not to put in an additional layer of software in for the sake of simplicity.
These are electric utility lineman who aren't used to dealing with computers
anyway. So it has to work well and be extra simple.
"Malke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Greg DePratt wrote:
>
>> I was afraid you would say that....
>
> I don't know why. Let's see - 30 seconds of waiting vs. $30 for no
> waiting. You make the choice.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Well, in your first post you just said YOU had A laptop,
there was no mention 90 laptops used by fairly clueless people.

If a network manager is too expensive on that scale, and too difficult for
the users, then the simplest solution may be just to tell them to wait the
30 seconds, that's just the way it is!

The best solution would be to set up DHCP at the other site too.

Having 90 laptops on a manually configured network seems like
a recipie for extreme hassle. Sounds unmanageable to me.

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Best Regards
Ron Lowe


"Greg DePratt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Well take 30 dollars times 90+ laptops that need this for and I would
> prefer not to put in an additional layer of software in for the sake of
> simplicity. These are electric utility lineman who aren't used to dealing
> with computers anyway. So it has to work well and be extra simple.
> "Malke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Greg DePratt wrote:
>>
>>> I was afraid you would say that....
>>
>> I don't know why. Let's see - 30 seconds of waiting vs. $30 for no
>> waiting. You make the choice.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>