Alternate configuration

[tshad]

How can I set up 2 configurations (or 3) on my laptop using XP SP2?

I looked at the following article

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676

and I can't seem to do it that way as I don't seem to have an Alternate
Configuration tab on my Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties tab.

I have a hard coded static entry for at home and at work I have a Dynamic
(dhcp) set up with their own dns entries.

If I change my settings to "Obtain an IP Address Dynamically" - I lose my
home settings.

Even after I set them up, how do I tell the computer which one to use?

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Malke]

tshad wrote:
> How can I set up 2 configurations (or 3) on my laptop using XP SP2?
>
> I looked at the following article
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676
>
> and I can't seem to do it that way as I don't seem to have an Alternate
> Configuration tab on my Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties tab.
>
> I have a hard coded static entry for at home and at work I have a Dynamic
> (dhcp) set up with their own dns entries.
>
> If I change my settings to "Obtain an IP Address Dynamically" - I lose my
> home settings.
>
> Even after I set them up, how do I tell the computer which one to use?

f you don't see the Alternate Configuration tab, set the IP for DHCP
(automatic IP/DNS assignment) first. The Alternate Configuration tab
will then appear. Then on the Alternate Configuration tab, put your
static IP. When you are at home, the networking will time out when it
doesn't find the DHCP server and then cycle over to the Alternate
Configuration.

If you don't want to wait the 30-60 seconds for the time out to happen,
you can use a third-party multinetwork manager:

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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[tshad]

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> tshad wrote:
>> How can I set up 2 configurations (or 3) on my laptop using XP SP2?
>>
>> I looked at the following article
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676
>>
>> and I can't seem to do it that way as I don't seem to have an Alternate
>> Configuration tab on my Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties tab.
>>
>> I have a hard coded static entry for at home and at work I have a Dynamic
>> (dhcp) set up with their own dns entries.
>>
>> If I change my settings to "Obtain an IP Address Dynamically" - I lose my
>> home settings.
>>
>> Even after I set them up, how do I tell the computer which one to use?
>
> f you don't see the Alternate Configuration tab, set the IP for DHCP
> (automatic IP/DNS assignment) first. The Alternate Configuration tab will
> then appear. Then on the Alternate Configuration tab, put your static IP.
> When you are at home, the networking will time out when it doesn't find
> the DHCP server and then cycle over to the Alternate Configuration.
>
That worked fine.

What about the DNS set in the alternate configuration?

Will it override the one set in the DHCP?

I had that problem before where I had to make sure there was nothing in the
DNS settings even if setting it to go get an IP Address. If the DNS entries
were set, it would ignore what the DHCP sent. If I cleared them, it would
work fine.

Thanks,

Tom

> If you don't want to wait the 30-60 seconds for the time out to happen,
> you can use a third-party multinetwork manager:
>
> http://www.netswitcher.com - NetSwitcher
> http://www.globesoft.com/mnm_home.html - MultiNetwork Manager
> http://www.mobilenetswitch.com - Mobile Net Switch
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[Malke]

tshad wrote:

> That worked fine.
>
> What about the DNS set in the alternate configuration?
>
> Will it override the one set in the DHCP?
>
> I had that problem before where I had to make sure there was nothing in the
> DNS settings even if setting it to go get an IP Address. If the DNS entries
> were set, it would ignore what the DHCP sent. If I cleared them, it would
> work fine.

I'm sorry but I have no idea why you had trouble with this before. There
is no "override" involved. It is simply that when you have the
assignment of IP address and DNS set to automatic (DHCP), Windows will
naturally look for a DHCP server. When it doesn't find one and you have
the second choice of a static IP and manually entered DNS servers,
Windows will cycle over to the alternate configuration.


Malke
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