I was more by dumb luck and perseverence (rather than networking knowledge) that I managed to set up my home network between and XP desktop; ME desktop; XP laptop; sharing two printers (via a netgear print server) and a cable modem connection (via Belkin router).
Problem is that, while I was on holiday, my work laptop (XP) was reconfigured to access [for the first time] the office network. The net effect of this has been to disconnect the set-up I had for it to work at home
It appears, from my limited network knowledge, that I now have a defined (static?) IP address under my Local Area Connection rather than the previous 'obtain automatically'.
Basically my question is ... how do I set up a 2nd connection to my home network which will kick-in if the office one isn't connected? I have tried the home network wizard but it doesn't seem to have any affect. I have also trawled the 'help' section but am not really sure what I am looking for.
Any help appreciated - my network knowledge is pretty basic but I'm trying!
Problem is that, while I was on holiday, my work laptop (XP) was reconfigured to access [for the first time] the office network. The net effect of this has been to disconnect the set-up I had for it to work at home
It appears, from my limited network knowledge, that I now have a defined (static?) IP address under my Local Area Connection rather than the previous 'obtain automatically'.
Basically my question is ... how do I set up a 2nd connection to my home network which will kick-in if the office one isn't connected? I have tried the home network wizard but it doesn't seem to have any affect. I have also trawled the 'help' section but am not really sure what I am looking for.
Any help appreciated - my network knowledge is pretty basic but I'm trying!