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    Manage Multiple LAN settings

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by sreenadh, Aug 2, 2006.

  1. sreenadh

    sreenadh Notebook Enthusiast

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    I usually use my laptop at Home and connect it to the net via a crossover cable to my PC. I even use it at collage & a friends place. In my collage, there are 3 different settings. Its really difficult to keep changing the settings always. Is there any way by which i can keep switching between settings easily ??????


    NOTE: At all the places i use a wire network. My laptop is HP Compaq NX 6310. I know that toshiba has an utility to keep switching between networks. I could not find any application like that in my notebook.
     
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  2. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    also most LANs use DHCP so setting your ip to "obtain automatically" will allow you to just plug in. Dont use a crossover cable for anything othere then connecting to your pc. Use wifi or a patch cable, as the cross over function is done for you in the switch/hub.
     
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