Is there any way to accomplish the following: Client uses dell docking station with wired connection then they undock and auto connect to the WLAN. Problem is when they use the docking station again, they are still using an WLAN IP address and a wired IP. Anyway to have them release the WLAN IP once back on the wire (docking station) Any help with this problem be greatly appreciated.

i suggest creating two hardware profiles By default, Windows creates one hardware profile named Profile 1 during installation. To create an additional hardware profile, perform the following steps: 1 . From the Start menu, select Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, select Performance And Maintenance. 3. In the Performance And Maintenance window, select System. 4. In the System Properties dialog box, on the Hardware tab, click the Hardware Profiles button. 5. In the Hardware Profiles dialog box, select Profile 1 (Current), and then click the Copy button. You cannot create a new profile directly; you must copy an existing profile and then modify the copy. 6. In the Copy Profile dialog box, type a name for the new profile, and then click OK. 7. In the Hardware Profiles dialog box, select the new profile you just named, and then click the Properties button. 8. In the Properties dialog box for the profile, you can configure two options: • Select the This Is A Portable Computer check box if the computer is a portable computer that uses a docking station (and if that docking station is one that Windows XP supports). When a supported docking station is used, Windows XP can determine whether a portable computer is docked or undocked, and then apply the correct profile automatically. If you do not use a docking station (or just prefer to set up and control your own profiles), leave this option deselected. • Select the Always Include This Profile As An Option When Windows Starts check box if you want the profile to appear on the boot menu as a selectable profile. 9. In the Properties dialog box for the profile, click OK to return to the Hardware Profiles dialog box. 1 0. Click OK to return to the System Properties dialog box, and then click OK again to return to Windows. After you have created the necessary profiles and configured Windows to display and start them the correct way, the next step is to configure hardware settings for each profile. To configure hardware for a profile, you must start the computer by using that profile. After you have started Windows by using a profile, use Device Manager to enable, disable, and configure individual devices. The settings you make will affect the currently loaded profile. The only tricky part of setting up hardware devices in profiles is actually remembering which profile you are currently using because neither Device Manager nor a device’s Properties dialog box provides information on the current profile. You can always switch back to the System Properties dialogbox and open the Hardware Profiles window to determine your current profile. So when d system is to be docked the select the profile with the appropriate settings and when undocked,you do the same.Goodluck Tunde Abagun MCP,MCSA,MCTS,MCITP en p "for the love of Computers"