Network properties set by a profile?

[Steve Frank]

I have a situation where I have a user with a laptop. This user travels
primarily between two locations. When he is at my location he puts his
laptop in the dock, and I would like it to have a static IP address. When
the laptop is out of the dock I would like the network adapter to use DHCP
to obtain an IP address automatically. I had heard that Win XP could do
this, but I haven't been able to find any reference to it. I've already
tried to implement it through a hardware profile, but that didn't work. Any
ideas?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Steve,

See:

How to use the Alternate Configuration feature for multiple network
connectivity in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283676

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have a situation where I have a user with a laptop. This user travels
primarily between two locations. When he is at my location he puts his
laptop in the dock, and I would like it to have a static IP address. When
the laptop is out of the dock I would like the network adapter to use DHCP
to obtain an IP address automatically. I had heard that Win XP could do
this, but I haven't been able to find any reference to it. I've already
tried to implement it through a hardware profile, but that didn't work. Any
ideas?