DHCP and Fixed IP

Hi group

I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP
settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.

Is there an application or XP tool to allow multiple types of set-ups?

URL's or feedback welcome.
TIA

In news:V2crh.42883$(E-Mail Removed) Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP
> settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.

You can leave the DHCP client enabled even if you're not using it; that
would save one step.

> Is there an application or XP tool to allow multiple types of set-ups?

My R51 Thinkpad came with an IBM-supplied network management app which
does that, and the after-market Orinoco WiFi card in my old TP600E came
with a similar utility; are you sure you don't already have one?

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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)

Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP
> settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.

Windows XP Network Properties, TCP/IP - "Alternate configuration".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676/en-us
If it can't find DHCP, it uses this page.

There are other tools, but this one is built in to winXP.

If you need multiple configurations (beyond DHCP and a fallback) you might
add the Boingo.com handler. It doesn't require a Boingo subscription to
work, but adds more properties to multiple WiFi connections.

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
>> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP
>> settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.
>
> Windows XP Network Properties, TCP/IP - "Alternate configuration".
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676/en-us
> If it can't find DHCP, it uses this page.
>
> There are other tools, but this one is built in to winXP.
>
> If you need multiple configurations (beyond DHCP and a fallback) you might
> add the Boingo.com handler. It doesn't require a Boingo subscription to
> work, but adds more properties to multiple WiFi connections.

Thanks I like the idea of alternate config but might give this Boingo a
go too.
I used in the past a small app called IPswitch for fixed LAN's.
Cheers

Bert Hyman wrote:
> In news:V2crh.42883$(E-Mail Removed) Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
>> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP
>> settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.
>
> You can leave the DHCP client enabled even if you're not using it; that
> would save one step.

Don't think that's possible with this router/switch. Tis one or other.

>> Is there an application or XP tool to allow multiple types of set-ups?
>
> My R51 Thinkpad came with an IBM-supplied network management app which
> does that, and the after-market Orinoco WiFi card in my old TP600E came
> with a similar utility; are you sure you don't already have one?

Nope I'm certain it's an old Netgear 802.11b router. I have a 802.11g
due for delivery so was just testing the setup.

Thanks though

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
>> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP
>> settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.
>
> Windows XP Network Properties, TCP/IP - "Alternate configuration".
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676/en-us
> If it can't find DHCP, it uses this page.
>
> There are other tools, but this one is built in to winXP.

Excellent works seamlessly
Thanks saved me a headache.

Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
>>> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP
>>> settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.
>>
>> Windows XP Network Properties, TCP/IP - "Alternate configuration".
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676/en-us
>> If it can't find DHCP, it uses this page.
>>
>> There are other tools, but this one is built in to winXP.

>Excellent works seamlessly
>Thanks saved me a headache.

Yeah, but it only works for one system with a static IP.

For more than one, I use:
<http://www.netswitcher.com/product_info.htm>
At one time, I had something like 50 saved setting for each of my
customers. It's not just the IP address that needs to changed every
time I change location. There's the SMTP server for email, the
various network printers, alternative protocols (NETBEUI, Novell),
VPN's, and static routes to remote offices. Every time I pickup a new
customer, I add a new configuration for their network.

One catch. The license is for $20/year. It continues to work after
the year expires, but no updates. I'm running on a 5 year old version
without problems or surprises.


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150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>> Mr User <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
>>>> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP
>>>> settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.
>>> Windows XP Network Properties, TCP/IP - "Alternate configuration".
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676/en-us
>>> If it can't find DHCP, it uses this page.
>>>
>>> There are other tools, but this one is built in to winXP.
>
>> Excellent works seamlessly
>> Thanks saved me a headache.
>
> Yeah, but it only works for one system with a static IP.

Currently that's all I need

> For more than one, I use:
> <http://www.netswitcher.com/product_info.htm>

That's the one I was trying to remember but thought it was IPswitcher ..
anyway a very useful LAN app and at $20 it a bargain.

Thanks a useful reminder.

(E-Mail Removed) (Mr User) wrote in
news:xSdrh.84648$(E-Mail Removed):

> Bert Hyman wrote:
>> In news:V2crh.42883$(E-Mail Removed) Mr User
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
>>> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the
>>> TCP/IP settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.
>>
>> You can leave the DHCP client enabled even if you're not using it;
>> that would save one step.
>
> Don't think that's possible with this router/switch. Tis one or
> other.

Not at the router, but in your PC. You can always leave the DHCP
server running in the router, and you can have the DHCP client
(Windows service) running on your PC even if you're not using it at
the moment.
>
>>> Is there an application or XP tool to allow multiple types of
>>> set-ups?
>>
>> My R51 Thinkpad came with an IBM-supplied network management app
>> which does that, and the after-market Orinoco WiFi card in my old
>> TP600E came with a similar utility; are you sure you don't already
>> have one?
>
> Nope I'm certain it's an old Netgear 802.11b router. I have a
> 802.11g due for delivery so was just testing the setup.

Again, I'm talking about software on your PC. I'm assuming that
you're talking about a Windows XP laptop.

With the IBM/Lenovo "Access Connections" application, I can have
mutiple profiles which describe the network configuration, including
static or dynamic addressing, WEP, WPA or no encryption, etc. I
simply select the config that matches my current situation and it's
all taken care of.

The utility that came with my Orinoco WiFi card that I use in my
older laptop has similar capabilities.

I just assumed that other vendors supplied similar utilities.

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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | (E-Mail Removed)

Bert Hyman wrote:
>>>> I have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabled
>>>> I'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the
>>>> TCP/IP settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.
>>> You can leave the DHCP client enabled even if you're not using it;
>>> that would save one step.

>> Don't think that's possible with this router/switch. Tis one or
>> other.

> Not at the router, but in your PC. You can always leave the DHCP
> server running in the router, and you can have the DHCP client
> (Windows service) running on your PC even if you're not using it at
> the moment.

That's the point I can either have DHCP running or static addressing on
the router NOT both. All the PC's on the wired LAN have static IP's.

Dold wrote:
Windows XP Network Properties, TCP/IP - "Alternate configuration".
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676/en-us

This works perfectly for my XP Laptop (WiFi). It'll first roam giving me
the option to connect to WiFi Hotspots then acquire the alternate config
i.e. static IP that I defined. Works great!

>>>> Is there an application or XP tool to allow multiple types of
>>>> set-ups?

>>> My R51 Thinkpad came with an IBM-supplied network management app
>>> which does that, and the after-market Orinoco WiFi card in my old
>>> TP600E came with a similar utility; are you sure you don't already
>>> have one?

>> Nope I'm certain it's an old Netgear 802.11b router. I have a
>> 802.11g due for delivery so was just testing the setup.

> Again, I'm talking about software on your PC. I'm assuming that
> you're talking about a Windows XP laptop.

Yes, Windows XP Laptop with Netgear MA401 Card and MA314 Router
(802.11b). I RMA's both items twice before they actually worked. No
additional software was provided. It was tough enough getting
drivers/firmware to worked with XP in the first place.

> I just assumed that other vendors supplied similar utilities.

They may do now but that router is ~4 years old Hence new one on the
way