Setting up WDS network with Static, but still need DHCP on client

I set up a WDS based network for my friends company, containing 4 wired
clients and 3 wireless clients. I have set up the network with static
addresses in the range of 172.20.4.X, and my subnet is .128. the network is
running fine, but when his boss needs to leave town and use a wireless
connection in a hotel or airport (usually all configured to DHCP in the range
of 192.168.1.X, or 0.x), he has to go into the network properties and set
everything for auto assign, then put the static back in when he gets home.
Due to security and router problems, i would like to keep the static
addressing in place, but is there anyway i can make a profile for the boss's
laptop, allowing him to keep the static info in place, but still be able to
connect to DHCP services w/out having to reconfigure?
Wes

If the client machines are running XP and there is no DHCP server on the
network, configure the clients to obtain an IP address automatically. Then
use the Alternate configuraation tab to set the static IPs:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283676/en-us

The result is that whenever the machine cannot reach a DHCP server it will
use the static IP - if a DHCP server is present, the machine will get a
dynamic IP.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP


"WSnipes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I set up a WDS based network for my friends company, containing 4
wired
> clients and 3 wireless clients. I have set up the network with static
> addresses in the range of 172.20.4.X, and my subnet is .128. the network
is
> running fine, but when his boss needs to leave town and use a wireless
> connection in a hotel or airport (usually all configured to DHCP in the
range
> of 192.168.1.X, or 0.x), he has to go into the network properties and set
> everything for auto assign, then put the static back in when he gets home.
> Due to security and router problems, i would like to keep the static
> addressing in place, but is there anyway i can make a profile for the
boss's
> laptop, allowing him to keep the static info in place, but still be able
to
> connect to DHCP services w/out having to reconfigure?
> Wes

Hi
May be this can Help.
http://www.ezlan.net/faq#fewtcp-ip
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"WSnipes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:065BE170-89C0-4FA8-9923-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I set up a WDS based network for my friends company, containing 4 wired
> clients and 3 wireless clients. I have set up the network with static
> addresses in the range of 172.20.4.X, and my subnet is .128. the network
> is
> running fine, but when his boss needs to leave town and use a wireless
> connection in a hotel or airport (usually all configured to DHCP in the
> range
> of 192.168.1.X, or 0.x), he has to go into the network properties and set
> everything for auto assign, then put the static back in when he gets home.
> Due to security and router problems, i would like to keep the static
> addressing in place, but is there anyway i can make a profile for the
> boss's
> laptop, allowing him to keep the static info in place, but still be able
> to
> connect to DHCP services w/out having to reconfigure?
> Wes

Thank you to both Doug and Jack, i knew there was a way to do it, just
couldn't remember for the life of me, thanks again.