In article <B0F1A171-16B3-4F65-AB65-1197E99AECCA@microsoft.com>,
"Tony4X4" <Tony4X4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>I am running XP Pro on a notebook and have the need to easily change my ip
>address information i.e. IP Address, Gateway, Subnet & DNS settings.
>Currently I have 10 possible configurations. Is there a way I could create 10
>icons on my desktop that would execute a program with a predefined
>configuration and setup my IP settings? Is there something in XP or is there
>a 3rd party solution?
>Thanks
>Tony
These programs let you store multiple network configurations and
switch between them easily:
NetSwitcher
http://www.netswitcher.com
MultiNetwork Manager
http://www.globesoft.com/mnm_home.html
Mobile Net Switch
http://www.mobilenetswitch.com
You could also use batch files with the appropriate "netsh" commands.
To specify a fixed address using "netsh":
netsh interface ip set address <connection> static <ip> <mask>
<gateway> <gateway metric>
For example:
netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static
192.168.0.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.254 10
netsh interface ip set address "Wireless Network Connection" static
10.20.30.100 255.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 20
To specify a DHCP address:
netsh interface ip set address <connection> dhcp
For example:
netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp
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