Thanks for the help. it worked! now i uninstalled ThinkVantage's
Access Connections.
However, I've been getting problems whenever I undock the PC, go
somewhere, dock. Instead of remembering the alternative IP I
specified, Vista places what seems like random stuff:
IP: 169.254.77.37 (supposed to be 10.11.2.xxx)
Subnet:255.255.0.0 (stb 255.255.254.0)
Gateway: blank
DNS: correct
any clues as to why this occurs? this is really a problem because i
find myself having to reboot everytime i undock and dock again.
really appreciate your help. thanks
On Jul 25, 8:28*pm, Malke <ma...@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
> 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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