Vista Network Properties Question
At home, I use a static IP to connect to my network. At school, I do not. Therefore, whenever I get to school, I have to take off all my old settings, and when I get home, I have to put them back. I'm running Vista.
Does anybody know of any software that could make this process easier? I haven't spent much time Googling it, but mostly because I don't know exactly what to search for, and, as little as I like to admit it, my Google skillz are teh sux.
Thanks in advance!
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De-fault?
Does Windows not have a default manager for multiple IP addresses? I think it's located in "Network Connections".
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Josh Gaber
Manager???
I don't know of a network manager in Windows. If it's a desktop, a cheap (~10-15 dollar) solution would be a second network card. Set them up for each preferred setting, so when you bring it home, you just plug into a different port.
I've used two network cards in at least the last two generations of my desktop, mainly because it makes troubleshooting network problems easier (and it helped me get around a lot of rez issues at the time)
Randall Roberts
SOCIS President
Naw, that's not much of an
Naw, that's not much of an option since I'm on a laptop. I was hoping there might be a third-party Network Manager, but I haven't seen one before.
Repeat my comment
A cardbus network adapter???
Randall Roberts
SOCIS President
I was thinking that, but the
I was thinking that, but the one I have (for my old laptop) sticks out, so I always have to pull it in and out, it's almost easier to just change the settings manually :-P
Thanks anyway for the help, if anybody thinks of something I'd still appreciate it (software sol'n). Cheers!
Stop using vista?
Stop using vista?
Unhelpful...
Furthermore, earlier versions of Windows don't have the manager either. Not even everyone's favourite, XP.
And if your suggestion is not Windows at all, well... you're in the wrong discussion board.
I'd love to go all out Linux, but until I can realistically run my favourite games natively... it's not happening. They're close, but there's just too many little things missing. Linux will have to continue being my "alternative" OS.
Randall Roberts
SOCIS President
Almost Hijacked...
I thought I'd post again, as I nearly hijacked the thread into a Linux vs Windows discussion. I did a bit of googling, found this:
https://windowsheaven.wordpress.com/2006/07/08/how-to-create-multiple-ne...
Now... this works under XP and 2000, see if it works under Vista and let us know.
Randall Roberts
SOCIS President
I tried it, it didn't work.
I tried it, it didn't work. Part of the dump failed in a TCP section, and I saw no mention of an IP address anywhere in the generated text file.
And before anybody else suggests switching OS's, not an option :-) I'm going to do a bit more Googling on this, there's gotta be something!
have a look at this and see
have a look at this and see if it's what you need; at a quick glance, it is
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0906.mspx
cheers
Thanks for looking, I really
Thanks for looking, I really do appreciate it, unfortunately the locations that Windows flaunts simply change security settings, rather than allowing you to create profiles for setting the Network Adapter settings (ie DHCP or static IP, default gateway, default DNS server).
The only reason I have static IP's at home is because my desktop is my Internet gateway (internal ADSL modem) and I don't know how to forward messages from the router to my computer without setting the default gateway/DNS server to be my desktop's IP address. Stupid internal modem has been trouble since I got it for home networking, ahaha. Only upside was that I learned a lot about network administration having to re-setup my network several times (first using a proxy on Win98, then figuring out internet sharing in XP, then setting up a newer router, etc).
Again, if anybody finds anything, I'm open to suggestions and appreciate it. I found some network managers that would do what I want, but they're trial versions and I don't want to pay the moneys for the full versions. I have some kind of software that came with my laptop but it seems to crash everytime I open it >.<
EDIT: W00000000000000000000000000000000000000t.
http://www.zimbio.com/Windows+Vista/articles/71/Switch+Windows+Vista+Net...
I think this is only for Vista, I know it requires .NET 2.0.
EDIT: Booooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnssssssssssssssssss. It doesn't work. Doesn't change the settings, just says it does. I know in XP you can get Windows to not configure the settings, but I haven't been able to find that option in Vista. Any idea's? :-)