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Bob Simon
As a network engineer, I use my laptop to troubleshoot problems on a
variety of public and private LANs every day. Since DHCP is only
deployed on half of these, I frequently have to manually change my IP
address. (XP was a major step forward in efficiency for me because it
does not require rebooting after changing addresses.)
As you might expect, I have a shortcut to Local Area Connection Status
on my desktop. To change addresses, I double click this icon, click
Properties, double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and key in an
appropriate address or toggle "Obtain an IP address automatically".
Is there a more direct way for me to bring up this window or to
manually set the address some other way?
variety of public and private LANs every day. Since DHCP is only
deployed on half of these, I frequently have to manually change my IP
address. (XP was a major step forward in efficiency for me because it
does not require rebooting after changing addresses.)
As you might expect, I have a shortcut to Local Area Connection Status
on my desktop. To change addresses, I double click this icon, click
Properties, double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and key in an
appropriate address or toggle "Obtain an IP address automatically".
Is there a more direct way for me to bring up this window or to
manually set the address some other way?