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Jim Meadors13-Jul-18 15:47

Jim Meadors

13-Jul-18 15:47

Not sure if its in W X but there used to be a way of setting profiles for using from different locations (like a laptop you use at work and home). It was there in XP through 7. Good Luck...

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Joan M13-Jul-18 23:26

13-Jul-18 23:26

Probably that was what it was used by Lenovo Access Connections...

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David Crow13-Jul-18 16:19

David Crow

13-Jul-18 16:19

Joan M wrote:
...it no longer works in Windows 10.

Even if you run it as Windows XP or Windows 7 compatible?

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Joan M13-Jul-18 22:51

13-Jul-18 22:51

It seems it doesn't after the latest Windows 10 update. Dead | X|

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Nelek14-Jul-18 1:24

14-Jul-18 1:24

Is it possible to run netsh setting files?

I was (win xp and 7) using a bat as menu interaction and then changing the eth settings executing the netsh files

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Joan M14-Jul-18 9:27

14-Jul-18 9:27

GREAT IDEA Nelek!

I'll try it.

Thank you!

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Nelek14-Jul-18 10:09

14-Jul-18 10:09

If it works, tell me... I will write a tiny tip for it

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Joan M15-Jul-18 2:16

15-Jul-18 2:16

Hi again Nelek,

it is not difficult to use that set of commands, in fact a simple

netsh -c interface ip dump >> c:\folder\file.cfg

makes a complete backup of the current configuration. While a

netsh -f c:\folder\file.cfg

Recovers that configuration automatically.

Great and easy.

The only problem I can see is that in windows 10 it doesn't store the DNS configuration in the backup process so it can't save it for later recovery.

Not that super thing given why I want to use it, but... does that work in your scripts? And, if it works... what have you done?

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Nelek15-Jul-18 6:37

15-Jul-18 6:37

I made a bat to bring a menu, where to select which configuration I wanted.

d - DHCP
1 - Configuration 1
2 - Configuration 2
...
x - Exit

Selected entry called a configuration_X.netsh file where the specific data for each connection / customer were saved and my eth got the desired settings in a couple of seconds.

M.D.V.

Joan M15-Jul-18 22:17

15-Jul-18 22:17

My objective would be to store the data in a file via backup (storing the dns too), and afterwards being able to reload those files (recovering the dns too).

Are your bat's working with the DNS settings too?

Thanks!

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Nelek16-Jul-18 9:58

16-Jul-18 9:58

Mine... nope.
Only IP, Gateway and Subnet-Mask

I think it could work, but never needed it because I was only in "offline" networks for production, so no DNS at all.

M.D.V.

Joan M16-Jul-18 10:00

16-Jul-18 10:00

Then I won't spend more time on it, it's a super-solution:

I can store the right IP addresses into the folder of each project.

Super simple.

Thank you for pointing me to this.

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Nelek16-Jul-18 10:11

16-Jul-18 10:11

You are welcome

M.D.V.

Nelek16-Jul-18 10:15

16-Jul-18 10:15

I have had a look... I already had it configured in my files... but never used it. I think it worked on Win XP and maybe not in Win 7 that's why I commented them out (can't be 100% sure right now because I didn't need it)

pushd interface ip

set address name="LAN-Verbindung" source=static addr=192.168.0.219 mask=255.255.255.0
set address name="LAN-Verbindung" gateway=192.168.0.1 gwmetric=0
#set dns name="LAN-Verbindung" source=static addr=192.168.1.100 register=PRIMARY
#add dns name="LAN-Verbindung" addr=192.168.2.129 index=2
#set wins name="LAN-Verbindung" source=static addr=none

popd

LAN-Verbindung is the standard name of the controler on german windows

M.D.V.

Daniel Pfeffer14-Jul-18 8:17

Daniel Pfeffer

14-Jul-18 8:17

Don't they use DHCP?

I have a DHCP server set up on my router at home, and they use it at work as well.

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Joan M14-Jul-18 9:32

14-Jul-18 9:32

In the industrial sector it is not very common to have the DHCP activated in the machines that are being programmed.

And in some cases, you need to connect to specific IP addresses forced by the manufacturer of the device (i.e. robot...).

Alas... I can't use this approach.

Thank you anyway Daniel.

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Member 770343115-Jul-18 21:36

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15-Jul-18 21:36

Whenever I have faced this problem (since Windows XP/Server 2000) I have successfully used "DCHP Reservations" (other terminology may be used) to always return the same IP address (based on MAC address) to a device following a DHCP request. This gives the advantages of central management for all such devices combined with the flexibility to be able to connect a device at different locations with different IP settings e.g. IP, gateway, DNS etc. without configuration changes.

Windows AD certainly has always supported this approach. I would guess that Linux etc would be able to do as well.

If you are not in a managed domain then there are open source DHCP servers available that could be used to give the same result

Nelek14-Jul-18 10:11

14-Jul-18 10:11

Office network is mostly separated from the production network.

I have programmed some machines that were in a extra separated segment in a local LAN with only one device connected with another lan card to the otuside to exchange data with server.

M.D.V.

jmussetter16-Jul-18 6:11

jmussetter

16-Jul-18 6:11

I do lots of work on different jobsites and am constantly changing IP/network settings. Try NetSetMan, I think this is what you are looking for, and has been great to use over the years.

Found Here: Windows IP Freeware NetSetMan: Network Settings Manager (LAN & WiFi)[^]

It's freeware and has lots of options. I think it is only windows though, so if you have Linux/Mac, you are out of luck.

-jason

Joan M16-Jul-18 10:02