Swithcing to different WorkGroups

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I have a Laptop PC (Windows XP home SR1a
I use this laptop on a number of different networks with different TCP/IP addresses
Is there any way of recording the Network Setup (TCP/IP, SubNet Mask, Gateway & DNS Addresses) for each Workgroup and Quickly restoring a setup when I arrive on site
I find it tedious to have to re-enter the various settings each time I join a different workgroup, possibley by saving and restoring registry entries
Any help or advice would be appreciated

Glen Sible

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a Laptop PC (Windows XP home SR1a)
I use this laptop on a number of different networks with different TCP/IP addresses.
Is there any way of recording the Network Setup (TCP/IP, SubNet Mask, Gateway & DNS Addresses) for each Workgroup and Quickly restoring a setup when I arrive on site.
I find it tedious to have to re-enter the various settings each time I join a different workgroup, possibley by saving and restoring registry entries.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Glen Sibley

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

You can do the same thing using, although it's more difficult, using
XP's built-in "netsh" command. Here's the command syntax to define a
static IP address and default gateway:

netsh interface ip set address <connection> static <ip> <mask>
<gateway> <gateway metric>

Examples of use:

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static
192.168.0.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.254 10

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static
10.20.30.100 255.255.255.0 10.20.30.254 10

For more information:

How to Use the Netsh.exe Tool and Command-Line Switches (Q242468)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=242468

BTW, Windows network supports multiple workgroups, so it isn't
necessary to change a computer's workgroup name when you go to
different networks. A computer in any workgroup can access a computer
in any other workgroup.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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