Re: tlug: diald (was: mouse fixed; now what about email)

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Marcus Metzler wrote:

>  > 
>  > Did you ever have a NotePC (or any other computer) that you
>  > used in two different networks getting two different IP
>  > addresses?  (For example, for dialing in from home, working
>  > in your office, or working in your laboratory, you might
>  > need three different network configurations.)
>  > 
>  > Using Windoze, after you went to another working place, you
>  > boot the machine, type in the new network address,
>  > and...boot again (because the OS cannot change IP addresses
>  > on the fly).  Do this twice a day and you'll love Bill.  On
>  > Linux, the `cardctl' command of the PCMCIA package let's you
>  > define different schemes for different network
>  > configurations and *of course* you can change them without
>  > booting.  (I heared that NT also has to reboot.  Is that
>  > true?) 
>  > 
> That seems to be Microsoft philosophy: If in doubt reboot.
> It really shouldn`t be necessary when changing network settings.

Someone, I believe it was Chris Sekiya, said that NT needs three reboots
for every configuration change... or at least every major one.. or
something like that :)

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