Using Static IP at work and Dynamic at home... are both possible?

[XiZiT]

Hello, I am new to the networking world and I have the following setup;

A domain server at my work which all clients can connect to through a static IP address that I manually setup for each one in TCP/IP configuration. The problem is, when the users/clients go home with the laptop, they may have their own home network setup which assigns them IP addresses (dynamically) this creates a conflict because I set their laptop up to use a static IP. Is there a way to keep the work static IP intact as well as have the PC accept IPs from a DHCP server at their home?

Help appreciated. Thanks.

 

[JackMDS]

Assuming that leagally you allowed to do this.

May be this can Help, Configuring a Laptop (or any computer) to connect to more than one Network, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#fewtcp-ip

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[kevnich2]

Why not just make the work network dynamic IP's assigned by a DHCP server?

 

[RebateMonger]

Yeah, assuming they have a DHCP server at home, you can configure their PRIMARY TCP/IP connection as "dynamic". Then configure the "Alternate Configuration" as "static". But, as pointed out, unless you have a specific need, using Static IPs on workstations in the office is a pain to be avoided.

With this recommended "Alternate Configuration", here's what will happen:
1) First, the laptop will try to find a DHCP server. If it succeeds, it will grab an IP address from the DHCP server.
2) If it fails, then it will assign itself the "Alternate Configuration" address.

Microsoft Support: How ot use the Alternate Configuration feature for multiple network connectivity in Windows XP

 

[nweaver]

alternate config count ++

 

[XiZiT]

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