How do I set up more than one network connection in control palen ?

[Al Dykes]

XP/pro...


Until today I could leave my XP/pro laptop set to DHCP addressing.
As of today I'm spending time at a site that has specific static IP
addresses and I've been assigned one. I figured it would be easy
to either copy the icon, rename it, hack the properties and click on
it, or something like that.

It won't let me do anything reasonable.

What's the hot tip for people that need multiple profiles ?

Thanks

--
Al Dykes
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[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Right click My Network Places and select Properties. Right click the
Network connection in question and select Properties. Locate the entry for
TCP/IP and click Properties. You'll see an Alternate Configuration tab.

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"Al Dykes" > wrote in message
...
> XP/pro...
>
>
> Until today I could leave my XP/pro laptop set to DHCP addressing.
> As of today I'm spending time at a site that has specific static IP
> addresses and I've been assigned one. I figured it would be easy
> to either copy the icon, rename it, hack the properties and click on
> it, or something like that.
>
> It won't let me do anything reasonable.
>
> What's the hot tip for people that need multiple profiles ?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Al Dykes
> -----------
>
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Right click My Network Places and select Properties. Right click the
Network connection in question and select Properties. Locate the entry for
TCP/IP and click Properties. You'll see an Alternate Configuration tab.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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"Al Dykes" > wrote in message
...
> XP/pro...
>
>
> Until today I could leave my XP/pro laptop set to DHCP addressing.
> As of today I'm spending time at a site that has specific static IP
> addresses and I've been assigned one. I figured it would be easy
> to either copy the icon, rename it, hack the properties and click on
> it, or something like that.
>
> It won't let me do anything reasonable.
>
> What's the hot tip for people that need multiple profiles ?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Al Dykes
> -----------
>
>

[Neil]

>-----Original Message-----
>Right click My Network Places and select Properties.
Right click the
>Network connection in question and select Properties.
Locate the entry for
>TCP/IP and click Properties. You'll see an Alternate
Configuration tab.
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Associate Expert
>ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Al Dykes" > wrote in message
...
>> XP/pro...
>>
>>
>> Until today I could leave my XP/pro laptop set to DHCP
addressing.
>> As of today I'm spending time at a site that has
specific static IP
>> addresses and I've been assigned one. I figured it
would be easy
>> to either copy the icon, rename it, hack the properties
and click on
>> it, or something like that.
>>
>> It won't let me do anything reasonable.
>>
>> What's the hot tip for people that need multiple
profiles ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> --
>> Al Dykes
>> -----------
>>
>>
>
>.
>I find that the easiest way is to addin the connect at
the control panel - User account; you can then use the
basic login which ever network you connect.
XP appears to be real pain when running on multi networks,
the information that MS supply is poor and doesnt fit in
with the real world. You will find that sometimes XP
will need to be connected for sometime before it comes
alive, this appears to be especially true if connecting to
NT4 SBS. I try to plan on plugging in in the morning to
work in the afternoon, bring back paper and pencil
Cheers
Neil

[Neil]

>-----Original Message-----
>Right click My Network Places and select Properties.
Right click the
>Network connection in question and select Properties.
Locate the entry for
>TCP/IP and click Properties. You'll see an Alternate
Configuration tab.
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Associate Expert
>ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Al Dykes" > wrote in message
...
>> XP/pro...
>>
>>
>> Until today I could leave my XP/pro laptop set to DHCP
addressing.
>> As of today I'm spending time at a site that has
specific static IP
>> addresses and I've been assigned one. I figured it
would be easy
>> to either copy the icon, rename it, hack the properties
and click on
>> it, or something like that.
>>
>> It won't let me do anything reasonable.
>>
>> What's the hot tip for people that need multiple
profiles ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> --
>> Al Dykes
>> -----------
>>
>>
>
>.
>I find that the easiest way is to addin the connect at
the control panel - User account; you can then use the
basic login which ever network you connect.
XP appears to be real pain when running on multi networks,
the information that MS supply is poor and doesnt fit in
with the real world. You will find that sometimes XP
will need to be connected for sometime before it comes
alive, this appears to be especially true if connecting to
NT4 SBS. I try to plan on plugging in in the morning to
work in the afternoon, bring back paper and pencil
Cheers
Neil