We recently shared a network connections profile manager called NetSetMan for people who frequently travel with their laptops. Each time they get to a new location, they have to manually change settings of their network card and browser proxy server before connecting to the internet.
Though NetSetMan has a free full version, some comments have pointed out that the license prohibits use of the software at work or any commercial purpose.
If you need to shuttle your notebook computer between home and various office locations, the other good alternative is Net Profiles that again helps you effortlessly change your network connection settings .
With Net Profiles, you create various profiles for each of your network settings and you can easily switch from one to another. Can also be used for managing network printers, mapped drives and multiple Wi-Fi wireless networks.
Reader Comments
This has been a built-in feature of OSX for a while, i think they need to add this to Windows
Written on 25/8/07 2:30 AM
Gah. There needs to be something like this for Mac. Every time I hit the office, I have to switch networks, turn off my home network auto drive mounting, etc.
Written on 25/8/07 2:31 AM
Thanks, Amit. That was most helpful of you!
Written on 25/8/07 10:39 AM
Apple definitely took care of such situations. We mac users don't need to worry about this and can switch between any network with a single button click. Not just the network, you can define many other factors across your home, office or public environment.
Written on 27/8/07 1:58 PM
@Optimuscrime: It comes built-in with the Mac. Go to
System Preferences > Networks
and choose your desired network.
Automatic, Public or your defined network (office, FavoriteCafe etc).
You can customize each network to your choice.
Written on 27/8/07 2:05 PM