something in Windows XP’s netowrking actually works! My network at home uses DHCP (assigns me an IP address on an as-needed basis) while the network at the office uses static IP addresses (I’m assigned one and it’s mine as long as I need it.) Well, I wanted to be able to set up my laptop to use the home or other DHCP networks first but then when I plug it in at work I wanted it to connect me to BCR’s network without my having to manually changing my settings. Turns out that you can set up an alternate configuration for you TCP/IP settings. Everything worked immediately. Things are looking up.
Michael Sauers is currently the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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