How to switch network connection configuration between work and home

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charlie

I use my Dell Inspiron 8500 laptop in two locations. One
is hooked up to a LAN at home with a dynamic IP address
via DHCP and the second at my office where I have a static
IP address.

How can I store these two configurations in my machine so
i can easily switch back and forth between them easily and
not have to punch in all the network interface information
every time i switch from one location to another? When I
try to make a second connection, the network connection
wizard offers no option I want. Using manual
configuration over-writes the connection already in the
machine.

Thanks
 
I haven't used this feature, but I see it in my system.
If you go to the page where you are currently changing
the IP settings back and forth, there is a second tab in
that window labeled "Alternate Configuration". You're
supposed to be able to put a second set of information
there and the system is supposed to be able to detect
which it needs and do it automatically.
Hope this works for you,
Hank
 
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