Gizzo wrote:
Quote:
> I'm actually using Thinkvantage Access Connections but I would like to
> know if this is natively supported in Vista so I don't have to use 3rd
> party apps.
It is natively supported in Vista as it was in XP to be able to switch
between one static IP address setting and one dynamic IP address setting.
This is done with the Alternate Configuration.
You can enable the Alternate Configuration feature in Vista using the
following steps:
1. Click Start, right click Network and click Properties.
2. Select Manage network connections.
3. Right click your network connection and click Properties
4. From the list of network components, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click the Properties button.
5. From the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window select the
Alternate Configuration tab.
Specify the IP parameters that should be used should the primary IP
configuration fail. If you don't see the Alternate Configuration tab, set
the IP for DHCP (automatic IP/DNS assignment) first. The Alternate
Configuration tab will then appear.
If you don't want to wait for the first step to time out (when it doesn't
find the DHCP server) and switch to the Alternate Configuration OR you have
more than one network you want to set up, use third-party utilities. The
Thinkvantage Access Connections is actually quite good and useful.
Malke
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