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by cg._

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Hello All; I need to know how to set up a laptop with 2 connection profiles, my main objective is to set up a laptop to use a static IP address when the user is in the office, but since the computer is also used at home I want the laptop to be able to use whatever dynamic IP address it can get from their home ISP. The laptop is part of a Windows 2003 Domain, laptop is running windows XP pro SP2.

Can anyone help me achieve this.
Thanks in advance for all your help.

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CG._

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by bart777

Setup a DHCP reservation on your domain for the laptop. That would be easiest. Then you will get that desired IP at the office but be able to use DHCP for all other locations.

by cg._

I should have added that their is no DHCP, and we don't want to set one up at this point.
I know this was my first answer as well, but got shut down.

Thanks
CG._

by bart777

Setup the laptop with an alternate IP address. Use the Static IP as the alternate. Since the NIC won't find a DHCP server it will go to the alternate IP that you created.

Just go into he TCP/IP properties and open the Laternate address tab. Enter the data there and you'll be golden. This way when you're at home the DHCP will pull first.

by cg._

Thanks bart777 that will work, you get a thumbs up for that.

Thanks
CG._

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