2 wireless networks with different TCP/IP settings

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AdLo

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My work office doesn't use DHCP but a fixed IP with their own DNS server. My home network is setup to use DHCP.

The problem is I have to retype the IP,Gateway & DNS IPs each time to go to the office and remove it again when I'm home. Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks
 
You can try Netswitcher: http://www.netswitcher.com/

If you are using Windows XP configure TCP/IP with DHCP for your home network, and under "alternative settings if no DHCP server found" input the static settings of the office network.
 
Tell your office to put in DHCP, even my ADSL router has DHCP software on it. Mission to maintain a network with static IPs.

Oh and i 2nd Franna
 
Franna said:
You can try Netswitcher: http://www.netswitcher.com/

If you are using Windows XP configure TCP/IP with DHCP for your home network, and under "alternative settings if no DHCP server found" input the static settings of the office network.
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Thanks Franna. Downloaded it and it's just what I need.
Tell your office to put in DHCP, even my ADSL router has DHCP software on it. Mission to maintain a network with static IPs.
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It has DHCP but apparently the company uses a pre-2000 ISA server so the network guy complains that he needs us to use static so that he can have accurate monthly bandwidth usage reports and if I am on a dynamic IP I often conflict with people on static IPs.
 
AdLo said:
uses a pre-2000 ISA server so the network guy complains that he needs us to use static so that he can have accurate monthly bandwidth usage reports and if I am on a dynamic IP I often conflict with people on static IPs.
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Hmmm - sounds like the network guy hasn't worked much with DHCP....
You can specify that the DHCP server allocates a specific address to each machine within the work network (based on the computer's MAC address - network serial number if you will) which in effect mean that the IP addresses are static on the work network and you PC is still able to connect automatically to your home network without any reconfiguration.
 
You dont need a third party app for this if you are using windows XP. You can use the alternate configuration tab in the tcp/ip properties so when the pc does not obtain a lease or renew one it will use a static IP
 
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