Seperate Network Profiles

[Mark]

I have a user that has wireless at home, using dhcp but
they use a static ip and gateway here at work. Is there a
way to have 2 network profiles or something like that?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a user that has wireless at home, using dhcp but
they use a static ip and gateway here at work. Is there a
way to have 2 network profiles or something like that?

If the only difference between the two networks is the IP addressing,
use XP's Alternate Configuration feature:

1. Configure the wireless network connection to obtain an IP address
automatically.

2. Click Alternate Configuration and specify the static values.

It will automatically use DHCP when it's available at home. At work,
where there's no DHCP server on the network, it will automatically use
the static values.

If the user needs to make other changes between the two locations,
these programs can store multiple network configurations and switch
between them easily:

NetSwitcher
http://www.netswitcher.com

MultiNetwork Manager
http://www.globesoft.com/mnm_home.html

Mobile Net Switch
http://www.mobilenetswitch.com
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[Chuck]

I have a user that has wireless at home, using dhcp but
they use a static ip and gateway here at work. Is there a
way to have 2 network profiles or something like that?

Mark,

Yes. Under TCP/IP Properties, in the General tab, select Obtain IP address and
DNS server addresses automatically. Under Alternate Configuration, setup the
static ip configuration. If the computer is connected at home, it will get
autoconfiguration from the DHCP server there, and at work will use the static
configuration.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Mark]

I forgot to mention that I do have DHCP at work too, which
throws a kink in the mess.
A friend suggested this what do you think?
here goes:

While all is setup and working at work, open command
prompt and type:

netsh -c interface dump > c:\officeinterface.txt

When user goes home, user will have to configure DHCP and
get it working on home wireless. Then he'll have to run
similar command at command prompt. Of course, you could
create a batch file to make life easier for user:

netsh -c interface dump > c:\homeinterface.txt

When user comes back to the office tomorrow, you'll use
the following command to setup Office TCP/IP settings. As
mentioned before, you can setup a batch file to run this
command, but this time put a shortcut to this batch file
on desktop so user can simply double-click it:

netsh -f c:\officeinterface.txt

Also create another batch file and desktop shortcut icon
for when the user goes home. Batch file will need to
include this command:

netsh -f c:\homeinterface.txt

How does this sound? will it work and if so how will it
bind to the 2 wireless profiles?