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If you need to move your Windows XP laptop between networks regularly, then you’re no doubt familiar with the hassles of switching your network settings back and forth. Or as in my case, I require different ip to connect to internet and different ip fot file sharing on LAN.If we are lucky, all of the networks that we connect to use DHCP and it isn’t an issue. However, manual changes are necessary when this isn’t the case.And it is really time comsuming and boooooooring
While changing your TCP/IP settings manually is not exactly a big deal,when you use automated way. I will explain here 2 ways of doing so.
1.NETSH command (vb script)
2.Registry edit
1.The NETSH command can easily put you just a double-click away from automating the switch. All you need to do is add the appropriate NETSH commands for each network to its own VBS script, and you can change anything from your IP address and default gateway settings to your DNS server addresses.
To set a static address of 192.168.1.25 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 with NETSH, you would issue the following command:
Code:
netsh int ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=192.168.1.25 mask=255.255.255.0
Of course, you’ll need to add the name of your connection in the name field (ipconfig /all provides the details). Quotes are necessary when the name includes spaces. If the command completes successfully, you’ll be presented with one very simple message – OK.
To change your default gateway address to 192.168.1.1, issue the following command:
Code:
netsh int ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=static gateway=192.168.1.1 gwmetric=1
To switch your DNS server address to 192.168.1.100, the command would be:
Code:
netsh int ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=192.168.1.100
To switch these same elements back to using DHCP instead, the commands would be:
Code:
netshint ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
netshint ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
To automate the process of changing your addresses,open Notepad, create a script for each network by puuting all the code together and then save the resulting files to your desktop with .VBS extensions.
Create one for home, another for work, or as many as you need for the various networks you connect to.
2.Registry edit method is also very simple. Just create a .reg file and You are there...
Creating a .reg file by writing would bea little difficult, as the values of ips and dns and subnets are need to be in HEX. Simple way of doing this is, go in network properties , set the ip you want. Set all DNS and gateway and all that can be done. Close it.
Open regedit-->Follow this path -->
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{56382BD0-5A5C-472D-88C4-2D08EC1E9F99}]
Here the value {56382BD0-5A5C-472D-88C4-2D08EC1E9F99}] will be different for different PCs.
Go the the given path and find the required value. That would not be that difficult to find out. (I hope so).
Then when You find it , export that key and you are done.
Then you create such .reg files for other ip combinations. Only this part would be tedious after that just click that reg file to get required ip address.
If you need to change your TCP/IP settings manually, these two methods are huge time savers
EDIT:The source for the above article can be found here- digen
While changing your TCP/IP settings manually is not exactly a big deal,when you use automated way. I will explain here 2 ways of doing so.
1.NETSH command (vb script)
2.Registry edit
1.The NETSH command can easily put you just a double-click away from automating the switch. All you need to do is add the appropriate NETSH commands for each network to its own VBS script, and you can change anything from your IP address and default gateway settings to your DNS server addresses.
To set a static address of 192.168.1.25 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 with NETSH, you would issue the following command:
Code:
netsh int ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=192.168.1.25 mask=255.255.255.0
Of course, you’ll need to add the name of your connection in the name field (ipconfig /all provides the details). Quotes are necessary when the name includes spaces. If the command completes successfully, you’ll be presented with one very simple message – OK.
To change your default gateway address to 192.168.1.1, issue the following command:
Code:
netsh int ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=static gateway=192.168.1.1 gwmetric=1
To switch your DNS server address to 192.168.1.100, the command would be:
Code:
netsh int ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=192.168.1.100
To switch these same elements back to using DHCP instead, the commands would be:
Code:
netshint ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
netshint ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
To automate the process of changing your addresses,open Notepad, create a script for each network by puuting all the code together and then save the resulting files to your desktop with .VBS extensions.
Create one for home, another for work, or as many as you need for the various networks you connect to.
2.Registry edit method is also very simple. Just create a .reg file and You are there...
Creating a .reg file by writing would bea little difficult, as the values of ips and dns and subnets are need to be in HEX. Simple way of doing this is, go in network properties , set the ip you want. Set all DNS and gateway and all that can be done. Close it.
Open regedit-->Follow this path -->
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{56382BD0-5A5C-472D-88C4-2D08EC1E9F99}]
Here the value {56382BD0-5A5C-472D-88C4-2D08EC1E9F99}] will be different for different PCs.
Go the the given path and find the required value. That would not be that difficult to find out. (I hope so).
Then when You find it , export that key and you are done.
Then you create such .reg files for other ip combinations. Only this part would be tedious after that just click that reg file to get required ip address.
If you need to change your TCP/IP settings manually, these two methods are huge time savers
EDIT:The source for the above article can be found here- digen
