Re: 2 Ip Addresses on the 1 NIC


"Malke" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "markh" <f> wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone could point out any implications to the
>> network if i set another IP address to a singular NIC.
>>
>> I have a laptop running windows xp professional. The laptop travels
>> between two cities and each city has there own IP address
>> configuration.
>>
>> Sydney = 192.168.1.XXX
>> Melbourne = 192.168.0.XXX
>>
>> I have configured the laptop to 192.168.1.XXX as it is majority of the
>> time in melbourne but would like to add the sydney IP address to the
>> only NIC in the laptop.
>>
>> I cannot seem to find any information regarding the implications of
>> doing this.
>>
>> The easiest way would be to buy a PCMCIA network card but i would like
>> to find out what problems i would have if i go this way.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Markh
>
> If you go to the Local Area Network properties for your TCP/IP
> configuration, you'll see a tab for Alternate Configuration. Put your
> second IP address there. Then when the first configuration times out
> looking for an IP address from a DHCP server, the second one will kick
> in. If the waiting for the second configuration to take affect becomes
> annoying (and it may not), then look into third-party network
> management software like these (very inexpensive):
>
> 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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Thanks so much, i was worried it might of had severe implications with the
performance of the network.
It seems that it will do the job perfectly.

Thanks again
Markh


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