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What I have done recently works on Win2K, but may not work on WinME. I place the NIC in a different slot depending on where I am. For example I would place the NIC in Slot 1 when at home, but put it in Slot 2 at work. Win2K assumes that the NIC is different, and activates a different network configuration. The only down side is the continual switching of network cards. At 15:11 2/28/2002, Rich Wiggins [mailto:[log in to unmask]] wrote: >This may be an FAQ, so please point me to good sites if there's >a one-document cookbook on this. > >What is the best way to give a laptop multiple network personalities? >Suppose a single laptop lives in multiple environments: > >-- Plugged into a home network where I want to do Windows networking > >-- Plugged into MSU's network where I want to mount my AFS space > >-- Plugged occasionally into guest LANs > >-- WiFi at home > >-- WiFi at random public spaces (airport, coffee shops) > >-- Dialup into Michnet or AOL on the road. > >Is there a combination of Windows settings and 3rd party tools >that will let me quickly choose from a menu to swap from one >environment to another? I have fiddled with the hardware profile >stuff a bit under Windows 2000 but it seems to want to tie things >to different adapters. Here I've got 3 different adapters but >each can assume multiple personalities. > >Obviously I don't want to participate in Windows networks when >in WiFi mode at an airport, but I *do* want to in wired mode >at home. > >I have Windows 2000 and Windows ME laptops to solve this on. > >My guess is there are other users on this campus with this need, >and maybe even fleets of laptops where it'd be nice to solve. > >Thanks... > >/rich