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How To Configure your XP Computer for
Two Different Networks.
If you have a laptop with
a wireless network card, and want to log on to different
networks (company's network and home network) without having to
manually change the TCP/IP settings each time. The office
network uses DHCP but he wants to assign a static IP address for
the home network. Use the great new feature to XP and Server
2003, called Alternate TCP/IP Configuration. To use it:
Go to Start | Control Panel | Network Connections.
Right click the icon for your wireless connection and select
Properties.
On the General tab, scroll down and double click Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP).
On the General tab, select Obtain an IP address automatically
(this configures the computer for the network that uses DHCP).
Click the Alternate Configuration tab (this tab does not appear
if you don't have the General tab configured as described in
step 4).
Select the User configured option, then type in the TCP/IP
information for the network that uses a static address (IP
address, subnet mask, default gateway and preferred DNS and WINS
servers).
Click OK twice to close the dialog boxes.
Now when the computer can't find a DHCP server (when you're
connected to the home network), it will use the alternate
configuration information you entered. |