From: John Beckett 

Randall Parker 
wrote in message news::
> How to make XP maintain multiple different sets of TCP/IP settings for
different
> networks that one plugs the same laptop into at different times?

ISTR reading that Microsoft is or will be supporting network switching
.... I can't find what I vaguely
recall, so I'll mention that apart from netswitcher you can just use a
batch file in XP.

You would have two (or more) batch files. Each batch file uses netsh to set
the IP address + DNS + default gateway (and more, if wanted). This does not
require a reboot.

Below is something I just found from a newsgroup

John.

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From: Robert L (noreply{at}hotmail.com)
Subject: Re: How can I modify IP configuration of my XP through command
line ?
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web Date: 2003-03-03 10:35:11 PST

quoted from http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech

How to switch network settings without reboot

As a network consultant, I work on different network every day and need to
switch network settings such as IP and DNS accordingly. Fortunately, W2K/XP
comes with a useful tool, netsh.exe, that can switch network settings
quickly.  To copy abc.com network settings, type command netsh -c interface
dump >c:\abc.txt. The abc.com network settings will be saved at the root
of the C drive. You can create as many network settings as I like. When you
work at abc.com next time,  you will load the settings by typing netsh -f
abc.txt command and the abc.com network settings will take effect
immediately.

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