ITS Communications

TCP/IP Switching for Windows 95 Laptop User’s

Windows 95

In order to make it as easy as possible for Windows 95 Users to switch their IP Configurations as quickly as possible, ITS has chosen to use a shareware program call NetSwitcher

Downloading NetSwitcher

Windows 95 user's must use the NetSwitcher tool available from the ITS Helpdesk. NetSwitcher

Download and install it…

Setting and Saving your Campus Configurations

Murdoch
Using the Control Panel, select Network. Select the TCP/IP Protocol and configure it for Murdoch Campus. (If you do not know how to do this, or are unsure of some of the settings, please contact your IT Support Person for assistance.) Once you have set your Murdoch Campus configuration, Windows 95 may ask you to reboot your system. If it does ask, do so. After the reboot, ensure that your TCP/IP is working okay by trying to check your mail or by accessing a page from the World Wide Web.

To save your Murdoch Campus configuration, start the NetSwitcher program. From the Start Menu, select Programs, then select NetSwitcher, and finally select the NetSwitcher program. You should see something like this:
Netswitcher screen
Select the "Save" button. You will be prompted for a filename, type in Murdoch Campus. Close the NetSwitcher program by select the "Done" button.

Rockingham
Similarly to the above Murdoch Campus settings, reconfigure your TCP/IP protocol to the Rockingham Campus settings. (Once again if you are unsure of the settings contact your IT Support Person). When your machine has rebooted and has been tested and works fine for the Rockingham Campus network, execute the NetSwitcher program. You should see a similar picture to the one above, but it will have all of your Network Settings for the Rockingham Campus.

Select "Save" and type in Rocking Campus. Then select "Done".

Moving between Campuses

When you have to reconfigure your network settings for the other campus, simply run the NetSwitcher program. You can find the program under the Start Menu, Programs, NetSwitcher.

To reconfigure your laptop, select the "Load" button. It will open a dialog box, where you should be given a list of .nsw files. Select the murdoch campus file if you are on the South Street Murdoch campus and the rocking campus file if you are at the Rockingham Campus. Then select the "Open" button from the dialog box.
NetSwitcher Image

When you return to the main screen of the NetSwitcher program, select the "Apply" button.

NetSwitcher Image

The system will prompt you (as shown above) to reboot. You should select "Reboot Now" to make the network settings come into effect.