Alternative Configuration

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Marie

I'm trying to configure a laptop with two different
TCP/IP numbers, but the "alternative configuration" tab
did not appear in the place that it's supposed. Any help
will be appreciated.
 
To get the alternate configuration, you need to choose "obtain an IP
address automatically". Then the tab appears and you can enter a static
IP address that will be used instead of an automatic private IP address
when a DHCP server is not available.

XP cannot natively use two different static IP addresses. For that, I
recommend www.netswitcher.com.
 
"Kent W. England said:
To get the alternate configuration, you need to choose "obtain an IP
address automatically". Then the tab appears and you can enter a static
IP address that will be used instead of an automatic private IP address
when a DHCP server is not available.

XP cannot natively use two different static IP addresses. For that, I
recommend www.netswitcher.com.
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Kent, assigning two different static IP addresses works for me in XP.
After assigning one static IP address in the TCP/IP properties, click
Advanced and add another. Both addresses can ping and be pinged on
the network.
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I should have said "XP cannot natively use two different static
interface configurations". An interface configuration (my term) includes
the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway IP address, and DNS IP
addresses.

While you might be able to plug in two different IP addresses, I haven't
had success in configuring different default gateways and DNS IP
addresses to make two different static interface configurations work
well. NetSwitcher handles it much better and the price is quite
reasonable. I think the multiple IP addresses in XP are designed to be
used on the same subnet, allowing one interface config to have multiple
IP addresses. While this is a reasonable design objective, it isn't the
same as multiple static interface configurations, which would be
alternate, not simultaneous.
 
"Kent W. England said:
I should have said "XP cannot natively use two different static
interface configurations". An interface configuration (my term) includes
the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway IP address, and DNS IP
addresses.

While you might be able to plug in two different IP addresses, I haven't
had success in configuring different default gateways and DNS IP
addresses to make two different static interface configurations work
well. NetSwitcher handles it much better and the price is quite
reasonable. I think the multiple IP addresses in XP are designed to be
used on the same subnet, allowing one interface config to have multiple
IP addresses. While this is a reasonable design objective, it isn't the
same as multiple static interface configurations, which would be
alternate, not simultaneous.
Click to expand...

I agree with that. Thanks for clearing it up.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
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