Article:		Windows XP from a Mac Perspective
Subject:		Networking simplicity? Not.
Date:		2002-02-13 10:27:57
From:		mchiang
Response to: Networking simplicity? Not.
W2K has the netsh command line tool to configure networks without rebooting. I have a ThinkPad that I use at home with a hardware VPN (static) and on the work network (DHCP). I have a couple batch scripts that use netsh to configure for each network. Still, this pales in comparison to the Mac OS X location manager. Dang simple.

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• Try Netswitcher
  2002-02-13 16:52:46  banji [Reply | View]
  
  
  I am not a Windows user at heart, but like many, I have to use it.
  I have found that a shareware app called "Netswitcher" makes life a lot easier when switching between network settings in 2000. It works a lot like "location manager."
  
  Find it at <www.netswitcher.com>
  
  
  Banji

• Networking simplicity? Not.
  2002-02-13 11:04:12  Derrick Story | [Reply | View]
  
  
  I think the points in this "networking" thread are well-taken, and I'd like to hear more about XP connectivity from other readers -- pro or con.
  
  As for the Mac OS X Network Control Panel, I can sum up my feelings about it this way: I love it!
  
  With OS X I feel comfortable taking my PowerBook into any networking situation and being able to connect quickly and easily.
  
  There's only one situation where current OS X technology seems to come up short networking-wise. There isn't a PPTP client yet that allows us to use Point to Point Tunneling Protocol on a specific type of secure network. Even then, sometimes we can use ssh via the Terminal Application to get the job done. But a better solution would be straight-up PPTP access.
  
  Hopefully we'll see that soon ...