Sunil Bajpai connects his laptop computer to the internet from office as well as home. But each time he shuttles from home to work (or vice-versa), he has to manually alter the network settings (IP Address, DNS Server, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc) as the values are different for each location.
Sunil wants a simple solution - something that allows him to maintain multiple LAN profiles in one computer:
To connect the laptop from office or home, I have to change settings for the LAN and the browsers back and forth everyday. This is a big pain. Could you tell us how one may use different profiles for different locations?
Instead of fiddling with IP Addresses and the complex LAN settings, all you need is a free software called NetSetMan - a network settings manager that lets you create multiple LAN profiles on the same computer.
As you move from one place to another, you can switch between various network profiles ivia the system tray or if you are a geek, through the DOS command line. See screenshot.
NetSetMan is available at Snapfiles.com. You can create upto 6 network profiles in the free version. It will even autofetch your current settings from "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" window.
Find this article at: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/08/connect-your-laptop-to-internet-at-home.html
web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org
Reader Comments
The license agreement for the free version appears to be restrictive to the point where it cannot be used for the purpose outlines in the blog:
"The Non-Commercial Freeware version of the product is free for non-commercial purposes only.
To put it briefly: You may use the product for free as long as you don't save paid time. This includes e.g. using it at work, on your company notebook or even on your own notebook if you use it to make money in any way.
"There's no special regulation for educational institutions. Professors and teachers may only use the product if they're working in an honorary capacity, i.e. unpaid.
"If you'd like to use the product in a commercial way you need to buy the Pro version. For further information please visit the website of the product."
Written on 22/8/07 10:45 PM
I have tried Proxy Switcher and that serves the purpose quite well. However, as Richard points out in the case of NetSetMan, Proxy Switcher has similar issues with license.
Written on 23/8/07 2:59 PM