In your case, the presence of the DHCP server at work thwarts your
attempt to setup a static IP address there.
I recommend you use NetSwitcher.
www.netswitcher.com.
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Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"eliz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Here is my dilemma:
>
> I go back and forth between 2 networks, both use DHCP. I
> need the alternate configuration option to work in reverse
> order, or find a workaround.
>
> In the work network I need to use a static IP for a
> particular product.
>
> In the home network I use DHCP.
>
>
> Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 283676 says it looks
> for a DHCP server and then loads the alternate if it does
> not find it. Is there a way to set up my work profile to
> not look for the work DHCP server?