[ILUG] Tales from crypt - windows story

[JustinMacCarthy]

I'm Confused by this :

You just set up a connection in Dial Up Networking and install the network
stuff.. ?
You can setup as many dial up connections as you want with different sets.
It's pretty like kppp

JUstin


>-----Original Message-----
>From: ilug-admin at linux.ie [mailto:ilug-admin at linux.ie]On Behalf Of Alan
>Sobey
>Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 2:19 AM
>To: ilug at linux.ie
>Subject: Re: [ILUG] Tales from crypt - windows story
>
>
>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.
>
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