Managing Static / DHCP IP addresses according to network - HD2 General

Hello Guys
i'm looking for some help right now, I searched on the threads but didn't find the exact answer I'm looking for.
I currently have a HD2 - TMobile and before this I had an iPhone 3GS. a beautiful thing about the iPhone was the ability to keep the static or DHCP setting according to the network you are connected, in example at work my network I connect to X net and use Static with Y address, and at home I connect to the Z net and have a DHCP address, but with the HD2 I have to manually swap from those and then type all the information when I want to go static.
is there any application that do this like the iphone does?
thanks

anybody???

Was there an application involved that helped you do this with the iPhone?
I'm not sure if what you're asking can be done natively on WM. I'll give it a look and post back.
Alternatively, you could setup your wireless routers to reserve specific IPs for your HD2 from the DHCP pool.

no, there wasn't an application, it was native on the iphone OS settings which "recorded" this setting.
it remembered according to the network it was connecting to, the IP address when Static or DHCP in network not requiring this.

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wi fi woes :(

hi guys, any help you can give is realy apreciated,
ive never used wifi before on my exec or in a home network so treat me as a beginer. ive got a pci wifi network card and i am trying to set it up so i can use my mda pro when i am at home. my computer is currently connected to my housemates wired network which is a simple set up
bb modem......
......|..............
....router........
..../....\..........
my.....his.......
pc......pc.........
like i said nothing fancy, i installed the network card which went fine and bridged my network connections together as advised by my large local computer retailer. my computer asked me to provide a name and network key so i did. my pc is now connected to my mda pro.
and in the wifi it displays
main
status connected to network
ssid: cusnet *thats what i entered as my network name*
tx rate:auto
mode: ad hoc
channel:6
bssid:00-71-0e-71-29-00
mac:00-09-2d-52-4d-66
ip:169.254.156.219
settings
half in power save
turn off not on
leap
nothing entered
...............................
every so often i get the following
*unable to obtain a server assigned ip address, try later or enter an ip address in network settings*
i cant get any internet based app to work and i am asumeing its due to the settings, any help is gonna be soooo apreciated
i dont want to subscribe to wifi in the city if i cant get it working in my own home lol
any one think this might be a network problem ?
ive posted a few questions on network forums but no reply yet
i am lost
:?
From the info that you have given, it looks like your universal is getting an incorrect ip address. What you need to do is check what your desktop ip address and gateway is. Then give your universal and ip in the same range as the desktop ip and also add the gateway to your device. It should wotk this way !
The best option would be to get a wireless access point instead of the wireless network card and set things up like this.
....bb modem......
...........|..............
........router........
..../......|......\.............
my...access......his......
pc......point.......pc......
The wireless access point plugges directly into the router rather than connecting through your PC.
If you don't fancy the above setup then you could use internet connection sharing. You'll need to remove the bridge between your network cards and ensure that the router,your PC and friends PC's isn't using 192.168.0.x IP addresses.
Then you can select ICS (tick the allow other computers to access internet...) on your network card's (one to the router) advanced properties and select your wireless NIC as your home network connection.
I hope this isn't too heavy I've resisted the temptation to start talking about subnets, NAT, DHCP and all the other networking terms.

Multiple IP addresses

Hello,
is there any way to configure different IP addresses and SMTP servers easily on the p3600?
To make a long story short...I use 2 wifi connections, one at work with a static IP, one at home with a DHCP. I use some software called "Easy net switch" on my notebook where you can configure several network configurations, and when you switch it automatically configures the wifi address, and the SMTP server of my outlook.
Is there anything similar for WM6?
Thanks
Luigi
I was looking for a solution as well, but found nothing. Then I configured my home AP to use a fixed IP address, the same as the one I use for work network.
I am sure there is something on this....HELP HELP HELP...especially for the SMTP server, I am sure that many people connect from different places...
You are not the only one looking for this, i connect to many WiFi and so having my home on the same network range as my main work isn't really viable. Anything that makes it easier to swap from DHCP to non-DHCP would be really appreciated.

Wifi

Hello,
When looking in the wifi options of my HD2 I saw an option to set a static IP adres with dns etc.
Since I use static IP addresses at home and DHCP disabled, I set it up with a static IP. Works fine...at home. When I was at work I wanted to connect to the wifi there, but was unable to do so, probably because he was trying to use the static IP from home...
Why isn't the HD2 switching between these connections/IP settings?....
If this is not possible, why did they implement the option for a static IP on a mobile phone?
Ty
Just like on your laptop, if you assign a static IP it will keep it even if you move to work and connect there. You have to remove it manually to switch back to DHCP. Nothing uncommon.
If this is not possible, why did they implement the option for a static IP on a mobile phone?
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Uhm didn't you give the answer? To connect to a network that has no DHCP...
I mean something as network profiles for each wireless network.
For example on my previous phone, a Samsung Jet, when I looked for wireless networks, I could set up everything for each different network he found.
Meaning when I selected my wifi from home he used the settings with the static IP from that profile, and when I was at work he selected the wireless profile with a DHCP IP from work.
Now I only have 1 set of options regardless of where I want to connect.
A static IP is not really "mobile" friendly to
There's nothing to do that by default in WM.
Seems theres an app for it though:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-wifi-profiles-v0-0-2.html
A static IP is not really "mobile" friendly to
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Well, add a DHCP server at home
The static IP address is a setting for the network card, as you well know. The network card does not change just because you go to a different location. Also, due to a bug with Windows Mobile, you may want to forget about using a static IP address. I don't know about 6.5, but with 6.1 it caused my data connection to try and use the same IP address, which was obviously an issue with my service provider, who just refused the connection every time. I was without a data connection for a day, before I figured out what the problem was.

Something for CONFIGURE WIFI Profile in HD2 ?

Hi.
I need about a software, that allow to set multiple WIFI profiles, because in my home i need to SET MANUALY HD2 WIFI with net adress (192.168.1.1 etc.), but when i go out, i need to catch FREE WIFI SPOT so i need to set rapidly WIFI Configuration with AUTO IP (and when i'm at home, return to Manual Adress).
I had tried WIFI Profiles, but i can't understand how i can put AUTO IP ADRESS there.
Please help me !
Compliments for great site !
There is a program called Wifi Monster, have not explored it a lot, but sounds like it might do what you want ...
Just search for it ....
Hope it helps ...
i'm curious about why you have to use a static IP for your HD2 at home. you can set your home router for DHCP (just like the rest of the WIFI hot spots you like to connect to). if assigning a specific IP to your HD2 or to other machines on your network is important, why not use "static DHCP"? static DHCP is configured in your router and will ensure that each device gets the same IP address every time.
i have configured my home router so that 10 IP addresses are available for machines. the first 5 IP addresses are assigned to specific machines using static DHCP. the rest of the slots are available for guests and friends who occasionally bring their laptops/smartphones to my place and need to get on my network. the router works intelligently by reserving the static DHCP IP addresses only for my specified machines and uses the rest dynamically for unspecified machines.
on top of all this, i have MAC address filtering to keep a tight ship.
ASCIIker said:
i'm curious about why you have to use a static IP for your HD2 at home. you can set your home router for DHCP (just like the rest of the WIFI hot spots you like to connect to). if assigning a specific IP to your HD2 or to other machines on your network is important, why not use "static DHCP"? static DHCP is configured in your router and will ensure that each device gets the same IP address every time.
i have configured my home router so that 10 IP addresses are available for machines. the first 5 IP addresses are assigned to specific machines using static DHCP. the rest of the slots are available for guests and friends who occasionally bring their laptops/smartphones to my place and need to get on my network. the router works intelligently by reserving the static DHCP IP addresses only for my specified machines and uses the rest dynamically for unspecified machines.
on top of all this, i have MAC address filtering to keep a tight ship.
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Maybe he needs a static IP for Work, some places still use statics ....
Thanks ASCIIker & WATCHER64
I'll try all your suggestions, however the first work fine, i'll fix MANUAL ADRESS on DHCP and put AUTO on HD2.
All work fine now, but i'll try also WIFI Monster when i need only MANUAL ADRESS on my ROUTER.
Thanks to ALL !

[REQ] Set Static IP in WP7 ?

Hi guys ..
How can i set a static ip in WP7 on HD2 ??
currently not possible
holy crap thanks for the reminder! as i kept thinking something was missing.
iphones (no matter how simple) could do it, and here I was thinking Microsoft is the king of networking....
Actually if you really want static IP, you can "push" to it. If you find out your wlan MAC address, use your router to assign only the IP which you select.
To find out your MAC address is simple: connect your phone to wifi, connect to router and see n the logs (even the dumiest routers keeps logs of what wifi cards are connected to it)
Just a small idea....
Rgs, Seba
Yeah my router thinks there are 5 mac addresses logged onto its wifi, but each time wp7 has reset its created a new mac.

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