Laptop + 2 ethernet + 2 cable modem = ???

It should work provided your laptop is configured for DHCP and your home PC server running ICS is acting as a DHCP server too (it should be if it's W2K pro, by default with ICS enabled).

I use a laptop running Win Me which connects to the internet at times via LAN, direct ISDN connection or built-in Modem.

Switching from one to another sometimes involves running through the Home Networking Wizard.

Would have given some thought as to working out a simpler solution but, running HNW only takes a few seconds, so I haven't bothered yet.

i have this same set up at home. All machines running W2K. My laptop is configured for DHCP, and it logs on to the domain at work.

My home "server" has 2 lan cards, one to the cable modem, the other to my small hub. All other PCs in the house connect to this hub. The "server" is running ICS on the "intranet", and acts as a DHCP server for all the boxes.

When I am at work, I have a work address, I'm registered on the work domain, etc. When I bring my laptop home, I dock it into my docking station that has it's own network card in it. After a few seconds, I'm now on the home network and can surf the Internet just fine.

There may be some magic happening that I don't know about because of the home docking station and seperate network card, as this may make W2K select a different profile.

But it works!

(Occasionally I need to do a "ipconfig /release" then "ipconfig /renew" on the laptop when it's docked at home, to get out on the 'net, but I think this is because of my impatience).

dir.