The alternate network connection may not work for this. That is so you don't use the APIPA addresses if you can't connect to a DHCP server.
Are you admin on your laptop? If you are then there is stuff you can do. Google search for the NETSH command, there are some BATch file examples on changing eth configuration. It will allow you to dump your network configuration to a file. It will also let you load a network configuration from a file. You can have two. One for work, one for home and switch between them with a batch file. Look at this for some ideas http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q257748 Couple catches. -If your company has Active Directory group policies that prevent this, you are kind of doomed. -Don't unjoin from your domian, you would only have to explain to your IT staff. Alternative posibles. If you have a different NIC card, than use that at home. It may be a way around Group Policies. This: > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 Shows that you are getting the DNS in your home network, so it 'should' work. -sp > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin [mailto:kevinle@;bellsouth.net] > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Richard Doyle > Subject: RE: [leaf-user] Dachstein work laptop on home > network using WinXP > > > OK _ I think I started something here.....I am using the alternate IP > address in WinXP and using DHCP on workl and home connections. > > I have DHCP working on both networks. Here is the output of > ipconfig/all on > the loptop while connected at the home lan: > > Windows IP Configuration > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : legerklaptop > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : corp.circuitcity.net > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : corp.circuitcity.net > circuitcity.net > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : CCS.COM > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Farallon Ethernet PC card (PN595a) > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-C5-56-0A-DB > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.64.203.121 > 166.86.50.250 > Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 166.86.1.240 > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 23, > 2002 9:58:21 PM > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 24, > 2002 9:58:21 AM > > > The DNS is routing to work while at home and using the work > DNS servers. I > released and renewed the ip before taking this ip dump. The > Ip address, > Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DHCP Server are correct for my home lan. > > Here is my home XP pc on my lan ONLY: > > Windows IP Configuration > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : kevinleg > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : private.network > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI > For Complete > PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX) #2 > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-02-C1-81-55 > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 23, > 2002 9:49:51 PM > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 24, > 2002 9:49:51 AM > > > Any help is most welcome on how to get the work DNS from > populating while at > home, so I can use the laptop on the internet. > > Thanks > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Doyle [mailto:rdoyle@;islandnetworks.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 6:00 PM > To: Kevin > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Dachstein work laptop on home network using > WinXP > > > On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 13:06, Kevin wrote: > > I have a fully working network using DHCP, Dachstein 1.02 two floppy > > version. > > Work just gave me a laptop with WinXP installed. In the > documents, I see > > where you can have two ip stacks and WinXP will use the > correct stack. > > Well, sort of. Your mail prompted me to look into the "Alternate > Configuration" feature of Windows XP, which I suspect is what > you mean. > > It ain't quite what it seems, in that the primary > configuration must use > DHCP, or you get no Alternate, and the Alternate Configuration cannot > use DHCP, but must use either: > - an "automatic private address" in the 169.254.0.0 network, or > - manual settings. > > In other words, this isn't designed to help you move the > laptop between > two DHCP-enabled networks. That said, you should be able to provide > manual settings for your "Alternate Configuration" that will be > compatible with your home network. > > -Richard ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. 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