I'm sure there is an easy way to do this....

My Laptop uses DHCP at Work which is fine but at Home I like to connect to my Home PC (using the same PCMCIA Ethernet card) with static IP addresses. Currently I have to reconfig the network card with an appropriate static address and then reverse this at work the next day.

Laptop is Win2K, Home PC is Win2K/98

I would therefore like to do either of the following..

1) Persuade the Hardware profiles I have (Work and Home) to use the same LAN card with different IP details. I don't know if this is possible ?

2) Set DHCP up on my home PC. Can I persuade Win2K Prof to do DHCP ?. I discovered that Internet connection sharing on the the Home PC actuallys sets DHCP up, but you have absolutely no control over the address range or allocations used - which I object to on principle (bl**dy MS spoilling a potentially useful feature). So Anyone know a small free implementaion of a DHCP server for windows. ??

Any suggestions

Dean

 

Set both up for DHCP, sit back and watch it work!

From help:

If a DHCP server is not reached or leased configuration fails, the computer uses APIPA to automatically configure TCP/IP. When APIPA is used, Windows 2000 determines an address in the Microsoft-reserved IP addressing range from 169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254. This address is used until a DHCP server is located. The subnet mask is set to 255.255.0.0.

 

gregh

Thanks, I hadn't spotted that. However its similair to the Internet Connection Sharing option in that it leaves no control of the assigned addresses. I occasionally have a Linux box and a few routers/manged hubs on the home network (when I take work home - sad i know . I'd like if possible control over the assigned addresses.

Dean