Connecting to 2 networks

[Guest]

I have a laptop that i have installed windows 2000 on and have configured to connect to my home LAN workgroup

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to configure to my work domain

I wish to be able to just plug my laptop into the work LAN and be able to login to the work domain and at home plug it into my home LAN and connec to the workgroup and internetgateway

Cna anyone help?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

This is a question that you need to ask your network administrator. These
people take a dim view of staff connecting their own laptops to the company
network without prior consultation, with good reason.

I have a laptop that i have installed windows 2000 on and have configured

to connect to my home LAN workgroup.

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to configure to my work domain.

I wish to be able to just plug my laptop into the work LAN and be able to

login to the work domain and at home plug it into my home LAN and connec to
the workgroup and internetgateway.

 

[Guest]

There is no problem in connecting to the work domain. When i say work, i mean a school as i am a ICT teacher in a Secondary School

The laptop i have is a school laptop but as my original post, i know how to set the laptop to connect to the domain or to set it up to connect to the home workgroup. But i wanted to set it up so i could connect to both without having to change settings when i get home and then back when i arrive at work in morning

I would normally ask our school ICT technician but the post is currently vacant after the last left a few months ago. So ny help much appreciated.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You have several options:

- Use DCHP so that your machine gets its IP address details from the DHCP
server at each location.

- Use a product such as NetSwitcher (http://www.netswitcher.com/) to change
your IP address details at shutdown time, in preparation for the next
boot-up. The product is low in cost but I found it to be a little patchy.

- Use a dual-boot configuration: One partition for Win2000 (school), a
second partition for Win2000 (home) (which initially is a clone of the first
partition) and a third partition for common data. This is the configuration
that my wife currently uses, and I find it the most robust. It also avoids
any conflict with the environment maintained by her school.

P.S. What's "ICT"?

There is no problem in connecting to the work domain. When i say work, i

mean a school as i am a ICT teacher in a Secondary School.

The laptop i have is a school laptop but as my original post, i know how

to set the laptop to connect to the domain or to set it up to connect to the
home workgroup. But i wanted to set it up so i could connect to both without
having to change settings when i get home and then back when i arrive at
work in morning.

I would normally ask our school ICT technician but the post is currently

vacant after the last left a few months ago. So ny help much appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Well I had already considered dual boot option, however its not one i can use due to limited disk size of laptop. It only has a 4GB hard drive

I will try DHCP for the moment, however the school gateway has to be set manually but DHCP assigns IPs ok

Not so keen on other software option. However if DHCP doesnt work well i may have to result to this option

ICT = Information Communication Technology. Meaning i teach computers. Its mainly just how to use MS Office and navigate around windows.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Here is another option: Place a shortcut into
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. Get it to
point to c:\tools\netlogon.bat, then place these lines into netlogon.bat:

@echo off
Rem School parameters
set S-IP=192.168.1.15
set S_Mask=255.255.255.0
set S_DNS=192.168.1.254
set S_Gateway=192.168.1.254
set Server=192.168.1.1

Rem Home parameters
set H-IP=192.168.0.25
set H_Mask=255.255.255.0
set H_DNS=192.168.0.254
set H_Gateway=192.168.0.254

Preset IP parameters
set IP=%S-IP%
set Mask=%S_Mask%
set DNS=%S_DNS%
set Gateway=%S_Gateway%

ping %Server% -n 1 | find /i "bytes=" > nul && goto Action
set IP=%H_IP%
set Mask=%H_Mask%
set DNS=%H_DNS%
set Gateway=%H_Gateway%

:Action
netsh interface ip set address Local static %IP% %Mask% %Gateway% 1
netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static %DNS% primary

I have tested the above code in principle (but not in this configuration).

To set a default printer, try this:

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n \\<server>\<printername>

I have not tested this.

You could also use the Task Scheduler to invoke the above script at boot
time rather than at logon time.

Well I had already considered dual boot option, however its not one i can

use due to limited disk size of laptop. It only has a 4GB hard drive.

I will try DHCP for the moment, however the school gateway has to be set

manually but DHCP assigns IPs ok.

Not so keen on other software option. However if DHCP doesnt work well i

may have to result to this option.

ICT = Information Communication Technology. Meaning i teach computers. Its

mainly just how to use MS Office and navigate around windows.