From: "Ed Durrant" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:16:51 +1000
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Lost my domain name server
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Jeffrey Race wrote:
> Help pls
>
> From time to time I run into the problem that I move from office with
> wifi to home by suspending the thinkpad.  When I awaken machine
> at home with the ethernet card, I have lost my domain name server
> e.g.
>
>  S:\>TRACERT 165.87.194.212
>
> Tracing route to 165.87.194.212 over a maximum of 30 hops
>
>   1     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>   2     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>   3     *        *     ^CTerminate batch job (Y/N)? y
>
>  S:\>nslookup
>  DNS request timed out.
>     timeout was 2 seconds.
>  *** Can't find server name for address 58.181.147.10: Timed out
>  *** Default servers are not available
>  Default Server:  UnKnown
>  Address:  58.181.147.10
>
> How might I input the ip address of the new server at the new location, without
> rebooting the machine?  (For both W2K and eCS pls)
>
> tks
> jeffrey race
>
>
>   
Under OS/2 - eCS - go to the command line and type setup (enter)

Under Win2k, go to the command line and type ipconfig /release  (enter) 
wait from the prompt to come back and then type ipconfig /renew (enter).

Cheers/2

Ed.