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What is the "Alternate Configuration" tab in TCP/IP settings

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Mar 15, 202623313 views
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As I know there is two choice for configuring a computer IP address in the network. Assigning a Static IP or obtaining a dynamic IP from a DHCP server. But what is the Alternate Configuration in Windows (picture below). It just says this is when the computer is used on more than one network, but ho…

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As @uSlackr has said, it is the configuration that Windows will use when DHCP is unavailable. What should probably be added is that, despite the MS article's suggestion, this is almost never really used or needed for home users. The Microsoft articl…

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