Re: Alternate IP

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On Mon, 2 May 2005 08:22:10 -0700, Martin <Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>> Martin,
>>
>> So is the problem fixed? If not, maybe I'm not understanding the problem. What
>> is the purpose of using the alternate configuration? Under what conditions is
>> the primary configuration used?
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Chuck
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
>> Paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing - it comes from experience.
>> My email is AT DOT
>> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>
>The primary configuration is used at home to connect to an ISP that is using
>DHCP (like every provider of High-Speed Internet). The Alternate IP is used
>here at the office to connect to the domain. That's where the laptop needs a
>Static IP with DNS, Gateway, etc... So when the user want to use Internet at
>home, he simply connect the laptop to the modem and the DHCP receive a TCP/IP
>conf. from the ISP. When at the office, the laptop will try to reach a DHCP
>server without success and then try to use the Alternate IP that is fix.
>Reading what people say, it should not be hard to configure...
>
>Thank you for your time. I'll try that again and if I succeed, I'll let you
>know but I don't have too much faith...
>
>Martin

Martin,

Give us a chance and keep trying. This sort of problem comes up occasionally,
and with enough patience and persistence, we can usually solve it.

If the Alternate configuration tab won't do the job, one of these third party
programs may let you store multiple network configurations and switch between
them easily:

Mobile Net Switch
http://www.mobilenetswitch.com

MultiNetwork Manager
http://www.globesoft.com/mnm_home.html

NetSwitcher
http://www.netswitcher.com

--
Cheers,
Chuck
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing - it comes from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.
.

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