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My boss has a laptop — he uses it both at his home and at his office. At his
home, he accesses his network using the tcp/ip configuration "obtain an ip
address automatically" but at the office, to access the network, he needs a
static ip address as we use static Internet protocol (IP) addresses in our
office , the office and his home use 2 different isp's... as a result, before
he can transfer the files on the network, I first have to configure his
laptop to function on our network. Then, before he removes the laptop from
the office, I have to reconfigure it to use the previous network settings, or
he will be unable to use the laptop at home.
My question is this, is there a way for me to configure the laptop with a
static IP address so that it can participate on our company network and then
have it automatically revert back to obtaining an IP address automatically
when used elsewhere? I've tried showing him how to do this manually a few
times, but like most executives, he's having trouble doing it correctly. FYI:
His laptop is running Windows XP Home and our network is a workgroup.
by the way, i've tried using the alternate ip address option but the thing
is that, he's able to access internet both at his home and at the office, but
he can't access the office network....
any suggestions please....
home, he accesses his network using the tcp/ip configuration "obtain an ip
address automatically" but at the office, to access the network, he needs a
static ip address as we use static Internet protocol (IP) addresses in our
office , the office and his home use 2 different isp's... as a result, before
he can transfer the files on the network, I first have to configure his
laptop to function on our network. Then, before he removes the laptop from
the office, I have to reconfigure it to use the previous network settings, or
he will be unable to use the laptop at home.
My question is this, is there a way for me to configure the laptop with a
static IP address so that it can participate on our company network and then
have it automatically revert back to obtaining an IP address automatically
when used elsewhere? I've tried showing him how to do this manually a few
times, but like most executives, he's having trouble doing it correctly. FYI:
His laptop is running Windows XP Home and our network is a workgroup.
by the way, i've tried using the alternate ip address option but the thing
is that, he's able to access internet both at his home and at the office, but
he can't access the office network....
any suggestions please....