"Jack B. Pollack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> I have a laptop that I use at several locations. Most of the
> locations use a DHCP, but a few require fixed IPs.
> I have the NIC set for DHCP with the alternate settings set to the
> fixed IP info. This works fin except it takes the computer 60
> seconds or so before the search for DHCP times out and it defaults
> to the fixed settings.
>
> Is there a way to reduce the DHCP search timeout so it will
> default to the fixed settings faster?
>
> If not, I have been looking into multi-homing the NIC.
> I tried setting
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSetServices\Tcpip\Parameter
> s\Interfaces\(MYNIC) IPADDRESS Key =
> 0.0.0.0
> 192.168.1.50
>
> SubNetMask Key =
> 0.0.0.0
> 255.255.255.0
>
> I rebooted, but if there is no DHCP server it is not using the
> static IP. I also did a ipconfig /all but do not see the fixed IP
IMHO, the best solution for you is a networking switching program like:
"Free IP Switcher 1.0"
http://www.eusing.com/ipswitch/free_ip_switcher.htm
Alternatively, you can set up several .bat files with a bunch of
customized 'netsh' commands such as:
netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
which you run depending on your location.
HTH,
John
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