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How can I set up multiple wireless profiles on Vista?


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adrian3001

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Hi guys

I am trying to set up multiple wireless profiles on my laptop. What I mean by this is, I want to have 2 different profiles, one for home where I have a fixed i.p. address and one for when I go to ther peoples houses or use wireless hotspots. I know you can do this on XP but I cant work out how to do it on vista. Iv tried google and cant find any useful rsults.

Any help is very appreciated.

Many thanks

Adi
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Dan

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Hey Adi and welcome to G2G :)

When you're connected to your home network, with your static IP setup, can you please do the following:
  • Select Start
  • In the Start Search field type cmd -- right-click on the cmd program and choose Run as administrator
  • In the new command prompt window, type ipconfig /all > C:\ipconfig.txt
  • Navigate to your C: drive and open the text file ipconfig.txt -- please copy/paste the contents of this file into your next response.
Thanks,
- Dan
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Hi

Thanks for the reply. Sorry its tsken me so long to get this done but iv been working away.

many thanks

Adi


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LH-6S66VQT3AOMJ
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-E2-A7-82-4D
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c151:9930:ae74:84be%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
192.168.1.8
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-68-7E-A6-83
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{E79D07C7-C31C-4402-A835-66A778DC88CC}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{AD0DE69B-66FA-4B5D-B40E-7AC630325F51}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 14:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:cf2e:3096:20de:189d:3f57:fefc(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20de:189d:3f57:fefc%11(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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Dan

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Hey Adi,

Sorry its tsken me so long to get this done but iv been working away.

No worries :)

Just to make sure we're on the same page, when you refer to switching between "wireless profiles", you actually mean switching from a static IP to DHCP, don't you? Wireless profiles are where you store settings to connect to a network (i.e. SSID, encryption key, etc).

I'm pretty sure you're talking about Static/fixed IP's and DHCP. If this is the case, there is software out there that will let you do this, although it generally costs money. The steps I'm going to get you to do will achieve the same results, but without the pretty interface.

Step 1 - Create a batch file named static.bat:
Please do the following:
  • Select Start
  • In the Start Search field type notepad.exe and then press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
  • In the notepad window, please copy/paste all of the text in the CODE box below:
    netsh interface ip set address "Wireless Network Connection" static 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 1
    netsh interface ip set dns "Wireless Network Connection" static 192.168.1.1
    netsh interface ip add dns "Wireless Network Connection" 192.168.1.8
  • Select File, then click Save As...
    • Set its save location to your desktop.
    • Set its File name to static.bat
    • Set its Save as type to All Files
  • Press the Save button to save it to your desktop.
    *Note: it is important that you change the Save as type, else you will simply save a text document, which will not achieve the same results.
Step 2 - Create a batch file named dhcp.bat:
Please do the following:
  • Select Start
  • In the Start Search field type notepad.exe and then press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
  • In the notepad window, please copy/paste all of the text in the CODE box below:
    netsh interface ip set address "Wireless Network Connection" dhcp
    netsh interface ip set dns "Wireless Network Connection" dhcp
  • Select File, then click Save As...
    • Set its save location to your desktop.
    • Set its File name to dhcp.bat
    • Set its Save as type to All Files
  • Press the Save button to save it to your desktop.
    *Note: it is important that you change the Save as type, else you will simply save a text document, which will not achieve the same results.
Step 3 - Switching between the two setups:
Once you have the two batch (.bat) files saved to your desktop, you can switch from one setup to the other by right-clicking on a batch file, and selecting Run as administrator. A DOS window will open temporarily, then close.

For example, when you're at home, simply run the static.bat file. When you leave your house, run the dhcp.bat file. I would recommend putting the two files off to one side on your desktop, so that you can find them easily.

If you run into any issues following these steps, or if these steps do not achieve the functionality that you require, please let me know.

Thanks,
- Dan
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adrian3001

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Thanks Dan thats great. I will see if it works lateer on today when I take my laptop out with me.

I would love to learn things like that, how did you learn the stuff you kow about computers? I am studying I.T. with the open university as I want to get into the I.T industry. I know its off topic but I just wondered how you get so much knowledge about operating systems??
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I will see if it works lateer on today when I take my laptop out with me.

Please let me know how it goes -- feedback is always appreciated.

I would love to learn things like that, how did you learn the stuff you kow about computers? I am studying I.T. with the open university as I want to get into the I.T industry. I know its off topic but I just wondered how you get so much knowledge about operating systems??

Most of the staff here have some level of formal education in the IT industry, however this doesn't always translate to "useful" knowledge, in terms of technical support. Often times it's simply a matter of research and experience.

Although in this case, the netsh commands are quite widely known and used by most tech support staff. G2G does provide a certain level of training in the forms of GeekU and the Tech Academy, which may interest you.

- Dan
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