[ILUG] Tales from crypt - windows story

[Alan Sobey]

On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 11:33:23PM +0100, Deim Agoston wrote:
> Hi all !
> 
> I've got a little question. Altough it isn't linux related
> but one of the chief editors hit the roof because she shoot
> herself in the foot. But she says we are the dumb. So, she
> got a new laptop and wants to work at home but wants to use
> a dial-up internet connection. So, she gave the laptop to her
> son. And he configures the network settings every night . And, of course
> something goes wrong every second day. As I1m working with linux and bsd-s
> and the other guy who worked with eindows let me down and left me alone
> administering this system for a while I haven't got a clue. Is it possible
> to create a so called profile (I knew that win 9x and win2k supports this
> some way). So I want to hold my job and this w*@&e has great influence.
> So, how can I create two login accounts with different network settings
> but the two user (one real) can see the same documents and edit them etc.
> It's ridicolous that I'm the only experinced network admin here and I have
> to work with the LAN and if I can't handle this situation I have a good
> chance to get fired. Or have to go there and say sorry to that @{&@ !
> Sorry but I'm very angry.
> Bye,
> Ago

Hi, 

IIRC, you need to set up different *Hardware* profiles for the LAN and
for dial-up connections, one of which will be selected upon boot-up.
Somewhere in the control panel (in win9x, not sure about w2k), you can
select "Copy current configuration" to a new profile.  In one
configuration you can enable/disable the modem (with revelant
settings) and in the other enable/disable the network card.  You can
convenienently label these "office" and "home". :-P

As I understand it, there's no need for a second *user* profile.

Sorry about the lack of detail, but I'm working from memory.  As a
further disclaimer I'll add that I've never done this but I think this
is how it's supposed to work :)

btw, I think the hardware configuration stuff is under "system" in the
control panel, but I could be wrong.

hth,
Alan.