gHacks Technology News | Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials » ip switcher http://www.ghacks.net A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:51:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Change IP Address With IP Switcherhttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/05/03/change-ip-address-with-ip-switcher/ http://www.ghacks.net/2010/05/03/change-ip-address-with-ip-switcher/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 19:51:23 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/?p=25120 Being able to switch IP addresses can be essential if you work in different network environments. Changing the network settings manually whenever you work in a different location can be time consuming. Tools like IP Switcher or the previously reviewed Fast IP Switcher can be very handy in those situations.

The tool basically allows the user to configure multiple IP profiles that can be activated with the click of the mouse. IP Switcher is a portable software program that displays a two-tiered interface on startup.

The software program displays all connected network adapters at the top and the configured IP configurations at the bottom.

Network adapters are displayed with their name, description, status and current IPv4 and IPv6 IP address.

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A new IP address, which actually consists of more than just the IP can be easily added for the selected adapter. It is possible to add a IPv4, IPv6 or IE Proxy IP address easily.

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The configuration includes the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, interface metric and DNS server for that configuration.

The different IP addresses can then be accessed from the Windows system tray. Hovering the mouse over the icon displays the current IP information.

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A right-click on the icon can then be used to set an IP address for the selected network adapter. IP Switcher is a handy tool for users who have to work in different network environments that force them to change IP related settings regularly. The 65K program can be downloaded from the developer’s website. It is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Microsoft Windows operating system and requires the Microsoft .net Framework 2.0.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2010/05/03/change-ip-address-with-ip-switcher/feed/ 8 Fast IP Switcherhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/19/fast-ip-switcher/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/19/fast-ip-switcher/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:01:49 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/19/fast-ip-switcher/ I’m using my Toshiba Notebook a lot when visiting clients or traveling and one of the things that really bothered me a lot was that I always had to change certain network settings like the IP address, Gateway or proxies. Worth than that was the fact hat I had to remember those settings.

Free IP Switcher [via Tech Malaya] is the perfect tool for this situation. It offers a one click change of the network settings that require no reboot. Probably the fastest solution if you connect to different networks regularly.

What I really like is the feature to import the current network settings which spares you from the hassle to add them to the IP Changer as well. Different IP settings are available in tabs in the program and it only takes two clicks to activate another configuration.

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The program offers several additional settings that can be added if needed besides the obvious ones like IP, DNS and Proxy. The Computer Name and the Workgroup can be changed as well as the default printer of the system. Last but not least it is possible to set the DNS Domain and a Wins Server.

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