acessing 2 networks using 1 computer

[Greg]

I have a laptop issued by my employer. The operating
system is Windows 200. While at work I am connected to a
network using a domain. I connect to this network using an
integrated 10/100 ethernet card. The IP adress is static.

I want to connect to my home network so that I can acess
work via a VPN through my DSL modem on my home network.
My home network is a workgroup that uses DNS to assign
addresses. I connect to this network using a 802.11.g
wireless network card.

How can I accomplish this without having to reconfigure
the entire network setup each time I switch from one
network to the other?

 

[Guest]

You can set up another hardware profile on your laptop. One profile will use the integrated NIC and the other will use the wireless NIC. After creating another hardware profile you can then use device manager to enable/disable the appropriate network cards.

To create a new hardware profile:
Double-click the System icon in Control Panel, click the Hardware tab, and then click Hardware Profiles.
(or)
Right-click on your 'My Computer' icon then select properties. Select the Hardware tab and then click on Hardware Profiles.

- Martin