How to I setup my laptop on 2 different networks- one with Static the other with DHCP addresses?

Question

I need to be able to setup my laptop on 2 networks. One network uses static addresses, the other DHCP. Oh can I setup my laptop to be able to login to both with out to manually changing my network settings?

Answer 1

XP is designed specifically for this. On your network connection properties, under TCP/IP, configure the card to use automatic settings (from DHCP). Whenever it is connected to a DHCP-driven network, it will pick up the settings from the DHCP server. Then, under the "alternate configuration" tab, hard-code your other network settings. When you boot to a network that is not running DHCP, you won't get automatic IP settings and you will roll over to your alternate configuration, with your manual IP address scheme.