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From: "Robert Comer"
>The problem is you only
> get one gateway address per machine and the gateway is probably different
> between the different networks.
I've never had a problem with the gateway being okay when roaming LAN's...
(it's assigned by DHCP usually)
--
Bob Comer
"Geo" wrote in message news:449221c4{at}w3.nls.net...
> The problem isn't the IP address, you could assign 6 different addresses
> to
> the same NIC and it would work with all 6 networks. The problem is you
> only
> get one gateway address per machine and the gateway is probably different
> between the different networks.
>
> netsh might allow you to do something based on a login script though? You
> know, make a menu that says "what location 1,2,3? and then have the user
> pick the number for the location he is at.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Richard B." wrote in message
> news:dgk292dc6bpdr8gh42pvp74drmfqjpa0su{at}4ax.com...
>> So if a mobile user is traveling between sites, will each NIC will
>> automatically pick the correct IP address for the network he is on?
>> Correct DNS and WINS as well if they are also listed? I want the user
>> to be thought/choice free if possible...I know I KNOW but it's pointy
>> haired ones we're talking about here.
>>
>> On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:07:33 -0400, "Geo"
wrote:
>>
>> >You don't assign IP's to the MAC address, you assign them to the
> interface
>> >device and you can have as many IP addresses on a network card as you
> like.
>> >Just go to where you enter the IP address and pick advanced then add as
> many
>> >as you like.
>>
>
>
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