To run this command you want to go to "start" > "run". Type "cmd" hit enter. You get a dos screen. At the command prompt type "ipconfig /all". This will give you the info about your network interfaces. To relese and then renew type "ipconfig /release" and then "ipconfig /renew".
-----Original Message----- From: Charles Steinkuehler [mailto:charles@;steinkuehler.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:00 PM To: Kevin; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Dachstein work laptop on home network using WinXP > Problem is work and home networks use DHCP, work also uses WINS with a > static IP address. > > I tried to not use the work domain when booting up at home, however I am not > the admin so I can't change. The laptop will acquire a local IP, however it > also latches onto the work WINS server. The IP stack shows the hostname to > be legerk.corp.ccity.com on the laptop, while my home pc's show > leger.private.netowrk as the hostname. > > I can access my lotus notes e-mail with the laptop connected to the home > network, however no other internet functions work. (i.e.. internet explorer, > dns, personal mail, etc)I can share files TO the laptop, however the laptop > can not see the other computers on the home network, nor does it see any on > the work domain. Check the properties assigned to the laptop's network interface when on your home network. Make sure the IP, DNS and defualt gateway entries make sense...these should be assigned via DHCP, so as long as you grab a new dhcp lease, you should be OK. You can force grabbing a new DHCP lease...the command used to be "winipcfg" (pops up a GUI...click on release then renew) or "ipconfig /release" followed by "ipconfig /renew" (depending on windows version). Hopefully one of these does something appropriate in XP. You might also have to assign some windows specific traits via DHCP. Check out the dhcp options man page: http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/Packages/man/dhcp-options.5.man.htm Specifically, you might need to set the netbios-name-servers and/or netbios-node-type parameters...they should let you override the settings from the office. With XP, there may also be some new settings you can diddle via dhcp...they should be burreid in M$ documentation somewhere, if you can find it (sorry, I'm not a MS guru, or I'd point you to the docs). Charles Steinkuehler http://lrp.steinkuehler.net http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0002en ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0002en ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
