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by p.janssens

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Hello,

I've got a question concerning networking under Win2000.

Is it possible to make different network connections for the same nic in the network and dial-up connections. I want to connect to my office network and client network without changing the network parameters everytime.

With parameters I mean the network servers addressess, computer name, domain name, etc.

ThanX for your comments,

Phill

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by ann777

Go to www.netswitcher.com and download their software. With it you can configure your computer to start up in any number of different networks. Once configured, you simply boot the computer and choose which network you are connecting to.

by ann777

To connect via dial-up, you would right-click on My Network Places --> properties --> Make a New Connection --> and step trough the prompts for creating a new dial-up connection

Yes, you can create any number of dial-up configurations as well.

by some guy in seattle

If all you want is access to two different subnets, you can specify multiple static IPs in the TCP/IP | Advanced settings of the network adapter. If you have DHCP at both, it's easy to get a new address - at most it's an "ipconfig /release" "ipconfig /renew" when you move the box to the new location. If they are mixed (one DHCP network, one statically assigned) then have an address reserved for you on the DHCP network to prevent conflicts.

Then make sure you have added your workstation as a member of both your home and office domains. This will add an extra option for the domain you want (or "local computer") in the logon options pull-down menu.

Caveats: If you are on W2K server and you don't want to route between the networks (if you happen to be on both at the same time, although it doesn't sound like it since "office" and "home" indicate two geographically separated locations :-) ) then make sure to disable or uninstall routing. If you are on W2K pro, you're all right.
Hope that helps -

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