Two LANs

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Matt Schmunk

I just got a laptop and I use it both at home and work.
At home, I need to connect it to my cable modem, using
DHCP. At work, I need to connect it to the network using
a static IP address.

Is there any way to set up two local area connections
using the same network card so that I don't have to re-
enter the static IP information every time I come back to
work? I mean is there a way to set up one LAN as DHCP
and one as a static IP?

Thanks!

Matt
 
yes.
click on advanced in the tcp/ip settings, and specify the
ip address of your work and leave the default set to dhcp.

be sure the ip addresses aren't on the same subnet
otherwise you may conflict with someone else.
 
I just got a laptop and I use it both at home and work.
At home, I need to connect it to my cable modem, using
DHCP. At work, I need to connect it to the network using
a static IP address.

Is there any way to set up two local area connections
using the same network card so that I don't have to re-
enter the static IP information every time I come back to
work? I mean is there a way to set up one LAN as DHCP
and one as a static IP?

Thanks!

Matt
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Matt,

Under TCP/IP Properties, in General, you usually specify either DHCP or fixed ip
address. Under Alternate Configuration, most folks leave as is, which specifies
APIPA if a DHCP server isn't available.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;220874

If you change the Alternate Configuration to use a "User configured" static ip
address, dns servers, etc, and use DHCP for the General configuration, you
should have just what you need.

And please learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a bit
safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - never post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
The solution in Win XP is not just enough so I suggest
that you try MultiNetwork Manager 7 from GlobeSoft

this an extremely useful product when connecting at
different access points once configured you will be up and
running with a click of a button at boot time
Not to mention the new Wlan support that is included
Great product
www.globesoft.com

/Roger
 
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