IBM Access Connections (ver. 3.70) - Profiles Question

[iminj]

I have 2 profiles (one is Static & the other is DHCP) ... both connecting to the same 802.11g router.

Does anyone know how to configure Access Connections so one can control which of the 2 profiles is the DEFAULT at system bootup? I can't find any configuration options for this.

It's simple to switch profiles on-the-fly (Fn+F5), but I'd prefer to be able to set one of the profiles as the default.

Thanks.

[jdhurst]

If you go to the top menu under Location Switching, you can deselect wireless profiles that you don't want to be tested on each startup. I don't know if that will prevent an otherwise working profile from connecting, but you could try it. ... JD Hurst

[iminj]

Thanks jdhurst:

I tried your suggestion but it didn't achieve the desired result.

In the "location switching" tab, I moved my preferred default profile (DHCP) to the #1 Priority and CHECKED the action box for switching. Then I moved the other profile (Static IP) to the #2 Priority and UNchecked the action box.

When I rebooted, .... the Static IP Profile opened in Access Connections. I'm starting to think this isn't configurable via the GUI.

[hkhalil]

Hi there,

There is also a check-box somewhere that lets you..

"Use this profile during Windows log-on"

Also, the nature of DHCP means that if your computer already has an IP assigned - it will try and keep it until the lease expires. So it could be that it checks to see if any other computer has that IP - and if not keeps it even though it's not the static address assigned by you.

I had trouble setting up a wireless connection with a static IP. Access connections kept telling me to "Use DHCP for this connection".

Hope this helps hkhalil