Setting up multiple workgroups on one computer

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Can I have multiple workgroup configurations on one computer?

I travel from office to office where the workgroup names are
different. My automatic configurations for hooking into the
various routers work fine, but, I have to manually
reconfigure the workgroup name.

Any way of setting up my LAN settings so that I don't have
to manually enter workgroup names?
 
User Friendly said:
Can I have multiple workgroup configurations on one computer?

I travel from office to office where the workgroup names are
different. My automatic configurations for hooking into the
various routers work fine, but, I have to manually
reconfigure the workgroup name.

Any way of setting up my LAN settings so that I don't have
to manually enter workgroup names?
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These programs let you 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

However, you never need to change your computer's workgroup name, no
matter what network it's connected to. Windows networking supports
multiple workgroups, and a computer in any workgroup can access a
computer in any other workgroup.

To see all of the workgroups on a network:

1. Click My Network Places.
2. Click "View workgroup computers".
3. Press the Backspace key.

To access another computer, regardless of what workgroup either
computer is in, type the other computer's name in the Start | Run box
in this format:

\\computer
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Steve said:
These programs let you 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

However, you never need to change your computer's workgroup name, no
matter what network it's connected to. Windows networking supports
multiple workgroups, and a computer in any workgroup can access a
computer in any other workgroup.

To see all of the workgroups on a network:

1. Click My Network Places.
2. Click "View workgroup computers".
3. Press the Backspace key.

To access another computer, regardless of what workgroup either
computer is in, type the other computer's name in the Start | Run box
in this format:

\\computer
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Thank you. I will try the Win solution first, then the utilities.
 
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