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Installation
System Requirements
NetSwitcher runs only under Windows 95 and Windows NT. In either
case, only the networking stacks provided by Microsoft are
supported. There must be some sort of network adapter present in
your system, although the Dial-Up Networking adapter
will suffice. NetSwitcher also assumes that you are using
Microsofts TCP/IP stack which is included with Windows 95
and Windows NT. It is unlikely that NetSwitcher with work with
third party stacks like Trumpet, NetManage, Distinct, and others.
NetSwitcher is a true 32-bit executable program and was built
using Microsoft Visual C++ V5.0 and Microsoft Foundation Classes
V4.2.
Installation of NetSwitcher is quick and easy. Since you are
reading this HELP file, you have obviously downloaded the
distribution archive and unpacked it. NetSwitcher should be
installed in a directory of its own and all of the files in
the distribution archive should be placed in the same directory
as the executable. If you did not do it this way, make it so now.
When you run NetSwitcher for the first time, it must register the
file type .nsw with Windows as a data file for the
NetSw.Exe application. If you later move NetSwitcher, you will
need to run NetSwitcher.Exe from the command shell with the
-install switch. This will re-register the
.nsw file type with the new executable file location.
To reinstall NetSwticher open a command shell, set your working
directory to the directory where NetSwitcher lives and type:
C:\NETSW>netsw -install
Note that this is ONLY necessary if you have moved
NetSwitcher to a new location.
Making your first setup file is as simple as this:
1. In the dropdown dialog box named Network Adapter
select one of your network adapters. If there is only one, choose
it. If you have no adapters listed then you cannot use
NetSwitcher. You should see the currently configured parameters
displayed in the various fields.
2. Now click the SAVE button. This will display a FILE SAVE dialog navigator. Save this in a file with a name of your choosing. Dont put an extension other than .nsw on the file you save or NetSwitcher will not recognize it as one of its data files.
3. That's it, you've created a "snapshot" of your current adapter configuration.