IP Address change

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I need to know if there is a way to allow a user to change the IP address of
a laptop PC without having administrative access.

Anyone know of a quick solution to this?

Users are connecting to multiple IP devices, and need to enter a different
IP Address to get access to each.

Thanks in advance....
 
This can be done in XP but not in Windows 2000 [at least not without access
to admin credentials via runas] . There are third party programs such as Net
Switcher that seem to be popular though I have not tried it myself but they
do have a free download you can try out. --- Steve

http://www.netswitcher.com/ -- link to Netswitcher
 
kevin said:
I need to know if there is a way to allow a user to change the IP
address of a laptop PC without having administrative access.

Anyone know of a quick solution to this?

Users are connecting to multiple IP devices, and need to enter a
different IP Address to get access to each.

Thanks in advance....
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Well, barring the fact that I simply cannot understand why, in 2005, any
network is running with statics anyway, look into netsh. Not sure how it
handles user v. admin...there may be a good way to script it, tho.

Again, why ain't these people using DHCP???
 
Leafing through microsoft.public.win2000.security, I read a message from
(e-mail address removed) of 11 Mar 2005:
Well, barring the fact that I simply cannot understand why, in 2005, any
network is running with statics anyway, look into netsh. Not sure how it
handles user v. admin...there may be a good way to script it, tho.

Again, why ain't these people using DHCP???
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I wish we could. We use an app that has to connect to a UNIX box. Every PC
needs a specific static IP to connect to its own port on the UNIX box.

Phil M.
 
Phil said:
Leafing through microsoft.public.win2000.security, I read a message
from (e-mail address removed) of 11
Mar 2005:


I wish we could. We use an app that has to connect to a UNIX box.
Every PC needs a specific static IP to connect to its own port on the
UNIX box.

Phil M.
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DHCP reservations!
 
Leafing through microsoft.public.win2000.security, I read a message from
(e-mail address removed) of 13 Mar 2005:
DHCP reservations!
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Yep. That was a thought. But with the frequency of hardware changes, I
haven't bothered to do that.

Phil M.
 
Phil said:
Leafing through microsoft.public.win2000.security, I read a message
from (e-mail address removed) of 13
Mar 2005:


Yep. That was a thought. But with the frequency of hardware changes, I
haven't bothered to do that.

Phil M.
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Are you often swapping out NICs?
Seems to me that it would be easier to change DHCP reservations when needed
*once*, than to reset the static IP *every* time.
 
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