I've recommended that users who alternate between directly
connecting to our network and dialing via an ISP consider installing
a utility that lets them easily swap network configurations, such as
Symantec's "Mobile Essentials".  (Full version is $70, but they have
a Personal version you can download for free which might be
sufficient.)

  DHCP is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.  When your machine is
configured to use this, then when the network connection starts up
(at boot or dial-in time), it asks around for a DHCP server, and if
one can be found then it obtains a configuration from there.  This
will include a "lease" on an address; if the PC is disconnected from
the network, it won't renew the lease, and eventually the DHCP server
may re-issue that address to someone else.
  There are a bunch of other configuration parameters that can be
supplied via DHCP, such as the addresses of local WINS and DNS
servers.  It can simplify life for both users and admins....

David G



On 11 Feb 00, at 18:04, Doug Simmons wrote:

> Our Work network does assign IP addresses by DHCP.  They are assigned and
> are good for 7 days (how???) and are renewed if you log on at least once a
> week.  (I have no idea what I just said means!!!)  Just quoting our Network
> administrator.  So you are saying that all I would need to do is plug in
> and I will logon to whatever network I connect to using TCP/IP?  I have
> heard good things about Sygate and would not mind having it if it would do
> this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>
>
> At 2/8/00 03:55 PM , Patrick Black wrote:
>
> >I would suggest you get the shareware version of Sygate when you get Cable
> >in your area.  Also you can purchase an additonal NIC for the server
> >machine.
> >
> >Then you can set up Sygate to assign IP's to each machine on the network
> >when they log in using DHCP. To enable DHCP support in windows, Goto Control
> >Panel>Network>TCP/IP select the WINS tab, select ENABLE DHCP at the bottom
> >of that window.
> >
> >You might contact your Network Administrator and see if your Work LAN also
> >supports DHCP, that way you won't have to go in and change IPs.
> >
> >
> >
> >--Patrick Black
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doug Simmons <[log in to unmask]>
>
>  > Our area is slated to get cable modem access this year (Yeah!!). I have
>  > already started planning to implement a home network with my two home PC's
>  > to share a cable connection  when I can get it. I would probably set the
>  > home network using NETBEUI.  I have read about and think I can handle
>  > setting up the home network.... but:
>  >
>  > I also use an IBM ThinkPad 600 (400 MZ, 96M RAM, Win 95b) with a PCMCIA
>  > Ethernet NIC in one slot and a PCMCIA dialup modem in the other. While I'm
>  > at work it is on the company LAN running TCPIP.  Now the problem.  What is
>  > the easiest way to connect the laptop to my home network each night and on
>  > weekends?
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