switching between ICS and direct internet connection

[jonathan.gross]

Hello,

I connect my laptop to the internet in two ways:
At work, I plug it to the ethernet lan and connect through the company
router.
At home, I connect it to my desktop using a Firewire connection and
Internet Connection Sharing.

The problem is that windows doesn't make the switch automaticaly and I
must reconfigure the whole thing using the Network Connection Wizard.
The network connections themselves are fine (DHCP is ok, Cable is
plugged and so on).

Is there a way for windows to sense the active connection, or, at
least, for me to choose the current connection through which windows
should connect to the internet.

thanks,
Jonathan.

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

If you use DHCP on both sites, it should work. If you are talking about domain/workgroup name this may help,

Domain FAQs
How to access different domain without changing the network settings How to change
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www.chicagotech.net/domainfaqs.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Hello,

I connect my laptop to the internet in two ways:
At work, I plug it to the ethernet lan and connect through the company
router.
At home, I connect it to my desktop using a Firewire connection and
Internet Connection Sharing.

The problem is that windows doesn't make the switch automaticaly and I
must reconfigure the whole thing using the Network Connection Wizard.
The network connections themselves are fine (DHCP is ok, Cable is
plugged and so on).

Is there a way for windows to sense the active connection, or, at
least, for me to choose the current connection through which windows
should connect to the internet.

thanks,
Jonathan.

 

[jonathan.gross]

I am using DHCP on both sites. and when I run "ipconfig /all" i see
that the IP address and all other parameters are correct but Windows
doesn't switch to the connected network interface unless I use the
Network Setup Wizard.

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

I am not sure the issue. posting the both results of ipconfig /all may help.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I am using DHCP on both sites. and when I run "ipconfig /all" i see
that the IP address and all other parameters are correct but Windows
doesn't switch to the connected network interface unless I use the
Network Setup Wizard.

 

[Jack]

Hi
An inexpensive (can be found for $10-$20) wired router at home would solve
your problem and would provide you with Hardware Firewall as a bonus.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[jonathan.gross]

I have a wired router at home, my problem arises from the fact that its
connections are all connected, so I daisychain my laptop to one of the
connected computers through Firewire.

I know I could by a wireless access point or a bridge. but the problem
remains: How do I tell windows which network connection to use in order
to connect to the internet, the wired or the wireless.