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Al Sedghi (asedghi@globalnetrc.com) wrote:
: I have a laptop running windows98 with a NIC which I carry around.  Is there
: any way to setup the laptop to allow me to log onto different NT domains on
: different networks.  This means that I have to be able to assign different
: IP addresses to the laptop for every single network.  Additionally, other
: TCP/IP configurations parameters such as DNS, DHCP, WINS, etc. will also
: have to change for every single network.  This will also apply if other
: networks may require running different protocols such as IPX, NetBEUI, etc.
: Is there anyway to automate this using some kind of configuration profile
: (or script) that at boot time, I could select which network I am logging on,
: and thus the corresponding TCP/IP parameters (or other protocols relevant to
: that network)  be automatically be assigned.  This would tremendously make
: my job easier so that I don't have to change my configuration manually
: everytime I am going on a different network.
: 
: I appreciate any suggestions that you may have..
: 
: 

Try:

  http://www.netswitcher.com/
  NetSwitcher for Windows - Networking Setup Utility

Jerry Leslie  leslie@clio.rice.edu  (my opinions are strictly my own)

On Sun, 2 Apr 2000 18:56:14 -0400, "Al Sedghi"
<asedghi@globalnetrc.com> wrote:

You might try Symantec Mobile Essentials. Personal Edition seems to be
freeware. http://www.symantec.com/me/

>I have a laptop running windows98 with a NIC which I carry around.  Is there
>any way to setup the laptop to allow me to log onto different NT domains on
>different networks.  This means that I have to be able to assign different
>IP addresses to the laptop for every single network.  Additionally, other
>TCP/IP configurations parameters such as DNS, DHCP, WINS, etc. will also
>have to change for every single network.  This will also apply if other
>networks may require running different protocols such as IPX, NetBEUI, etc.
>Is there anyway to automate this using some kind of configuration profile
>(or script) that at boot time, I could select which network I am logging on,
>and thus the corresponding TCP/IP parameters (or other protocols relevant to
>that network)  be automatically be assigned.  This would tremendously make
>my job easier so that I don't have to change my configuration manually
>everytime I am going on a different network.
>
>
>I appreciate any suggestions that you may have..
>
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Al
>
>
>
>

On Sun, 2 Apr 2000 18:56:14 -0400, "Al Sedghi" <asedghi@globalnetrc.com>
wrote:
: I have a laptop running windows98 with a NIC which I carry around.  Is there
: any way to setup the laptop to allow me to log onto different NT domains on
: different networks.  This means that I have to be able to assign different
: IP addresses to the laptop for every single network.  Additionally, other
: TCP/IP configurations parameters such as DNS, DHCP, WINS, etc. will also
: have to change for every single network.  This will also apply if other
: networks may require running different protocols such as IPX, NetBEUI, etc.
: Is there anyway to automate this using some kind of configuration profile
: (or script) that at boot time, I could select which network I am logging on,
: and thus the corresponding TCP/IP parameters (or other protocols relevant to
: that network)  be automatically be assigned.  This would tremendously make
: my job easier so that I don't have to change my configuration manually
: everytime I am going on a different network.

(I'll give you an NT answer, since I'm not familiar with 98. YMMV, but
hopefully not by too much.)

If all your networks use DHCP to assign IP addresses, and if the DHCP servers
are set to provide the gateway address, DNS servers, etc., then the solution
is nearly trivial. Depending on the NIC driver, the computer may or may not
notice immediately when it's on the wrong network; if it doesn't, you'll have
to do an "ipconfig /release" followed by an "ipconfig /renew".

The differing protocols can be handled with separate hardware configurations.
But the fact is that if extra protocols are running, it doesn't usually do any
harm. They just won't get used in that network connection. Set your bindings
to favor the protocols most likely to be needed.
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In article <38e848a6.8007023@news.kolumbus.fi>, Jari Nirvinen
<jari.nirvinen@xyz.canon.fi> writes
>On Sun, 2 Apr 2000 18:56:14 -0400, "Al Sedghi"
><asedghi@globalnetrc.com> wrote:
>
>You might try Symantec Mobile Essentials. Personal Edition seems to be
>freeware. http://www.symantec.com/me/

Yes so it seems but it is more than 14mbytes.
-- 
John Chapple