Re: Wireless Card Settings for multiple locations


Shadowman skrev:

> David Taylor wrote:
> >>Is there any way to configure XP (or perhaps 3rd-party software) to
> >>establish multiple settings I can easily switch between whenever I
> >>connect to one network or another?
> >
> >
> > XP lets you set one alternate, look on the tab labelled "alternate
> > configuration". You can set one static address there to be used in the
> > absence of a DHCP assigned address.
> >
> > Other than that, look at netswitcher.
> >
> > David.
> Hmmmm... I was racking my brain about this one: I didn't have an
> alternate configuration tab, but I did some more research, and it turns
> out that you have to have the "obtain IP automatically" radio button
> selected in order for it to show up. When configured for a static IP--
> which I use most often -- the tab disappears.
>
> So in other words, the static IP has to be the alternate version - not
> the other way around. Goofy.
>
> Perhaps I'll give netswitcher a try, though. Thanks for your help.

I suggest that you look at MultiNetwork Manager 7 from globesoft.com
this is a very sophisticated piece of software and it has helped me a
lot,
used to be a netswitcher user until I found the Globesofts product
/Randy

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