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My wife's computer runs WP Home SP2 -- I want to have different IP addresses set dependent on who logs in. I am unable to find a way to do it with XP Home. No login options for scripts are available. The netsh commands do not seem to be available either. Anyone have a notion on how I might accomplish the IP setting at login?
The IP address is assigned by your ISP [ you pay for the second ip number even if they allow it which a lot do not] or your router if you have one.
I would think you would need a router and a second net card with her using the 2nd card and setting a static IP number for it.
A heck of a lot of trouble to set up in my book.
Netsh should exist in XP Home as well as XP Pro if Service Pack 2 is installed. What happens if you run one of those netsh commands at a command prompt (and what commands are you using)?
I think a startup icon to run netsh in each user profile is probably the easiest way to do this, it's just a matter of making it work.
Okay -- you're right. Works from the command line. I think something isn't right with the script, however.
From the command prompt it executes the following okay: netsh {enter} interface ip {Enter} set address ...... {Enter}
I can't get the command to work in a script however. I have a batch file that executes "netsh exec <script filename>" -- the script file containing the "set address..." command. Something wrong with the syntax, but can't figure it out...
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My wife's computer runs WP Home SP2 -- I want to have different IP addresses set dependent on who logs in. I am unable to find a way to do it with XP Home. No login options for scripts are available. The netsh commands do not seem to be available either. Anyone have a notion on how I might accomplish the IP setting at login?
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Netsh should exist in XP Home as well as XP Pro if Service Pack 2 is installed. What happens if you run one of those netsh commands at a command prompt (and what commands are you using)?
I think a startup icon to run netsh in each user profile is probably the easiest way to do this, it's just a matter of making it work.
Executing a batch file works fine -- changes the IP address as desired. The only remaining problem is that when the "Guest" account is selected, there isn't the required permission on the batch file to allow it to execute. "Runas" isn't available for batch files apparently.
Any suggestions on how can I give it the necessary permission(s)?
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Originally Posted by mreed
What if it wasn't a batch file -- a shortcut that calls "netsh int ip set address ..." should also work, and negates the need for any separate files.
To be honest, I'm not sure if you're going to be able to get around this using a Guest account. In Vista you can put a user in the Network Operators group, but I think in XP you need admin rights (or Power User, which is ultimately no better).
If this was an XP Pro machine then I'd set up a startup script using Group Policy to assign the "guest" IP address, and then use the login shortcut to fix it for non-guest users. XP Home doesn't do Group Policy though.