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More info?)
"mohawkspa" <mohawkbrewing at yahoo dot com> wrote:
> This is a great question, however it does not provide an answer to
> what I am
> looking for. How/what do we change after using the Alternate IP
> configuration to allow us to see the computers on each network. I have
> a SOHO and share folders on it with my pc's, but when I go to one of
> the group offices for my business, I can get on the internet, but can
> not see or share
> my folders on that workgroup. So in my case, not only do I need
> network access, but have two different workgroups to share and access.
>
> TIA
>
>
> "pjdrummer" <pjdrummer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F549F915-2639-4177-8DCF-CD72D976957C@microsoft.com...
>>I move between home and school almost every day. With my wireless
>>connection
>> on my XP laptop, under properties of TCP/IP, at home I automatically
>> detect
>> the IP address and the DNS server. But when I go to school, I must
>> enter in
>> the IP address and the DNS server. When I go home and switch back to
>> automatic, all my entries clear out. Thus I need to daily reenter
>> all the
>> numbers. Is there an easy way to simply switch between the two
>> without losing all my numerical entries every day?
Either use the Alternate Configuration or third-party software. With the
Alternate Configuration, all you have to do is wait 30-60 seconds and
when the machine doesn't find a DHCP server from the default settings
it will switch over to the Alternate Configuration.
Example: My kid's school laptop is set to automatically get an IP
address from the 192.168.1.x range at home. For school, I use the
Alternate Configuration to use a static IP address in the 192.168.2.x
range. The Workgroup names are irrelevant; Windows machines do not need
to be in the same Workgroup to share resources.
If domains are involved, then third-party software might be a better
choice for you. If your laptop doesn't already come with something (my
IBM X31 does), then:
http://www.netswitcher.com - NetSwitcher
http://www.globesoft.com/mnm_home.html - MultiNetwork Manager
http://www.mobilenetswitch.com - Mobile Net Switch
Malke
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