I have recently installed fiber in my vacation home, and hence have set my Mac up for a static IP and with primary and secondary DNS addresses. When I returned home, which has a Comcast cable network, I had to switch back to DHCP and remove the DNS addresses. Is there a way to avoid doing this, i.e. having two different network profiles on the Mac?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.4
You can Make a new Location, one for each place you go...
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
Sys Prefs>Network>highlight the Interface you're using>Advanced>TCP/IP>Configure IPv4: Using DHCP.
If using Wifi, instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
System Preferences>Network>choose interface>Advanced>Proxies Tab, make sure none are set, like for HTTP & HTTPS.
System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
1.1.1.1
9.9.9.9
Apply.
You can Make a new Location, one for each place you go...
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
Sys Prefs>Network>highlight the Interface you're using>Advanced>TCP/IP>Configure IPv4: Using DHCP.
If using Wifi, instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
System Preferences>Network>choose interface>Advanced>Proxies Tab, make sure none are set, like for HTTP & HTTPS.
System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
1.1.1.1
9.9.9.9
Apply.
Why would you use a static IP address? Why not just configure it the same for both locations? Does your fibre not connect to a router? Is your computer not behind this router? Provide details of your LAN.
Yes, fibre to network interface device to my (mesh) router, which creates the wireless network. The fibre provider gave me fixed IP addresses. Are you suggesting that I can still set up dynamic IPs on MacOS?
DOConnor55 wrote:
Yes, fibre to network interface device to my (mesh) router, which creates the wireless network. The fibre provider gave me fixed IP addresses. Are you suggesting that I can still set up dynamic IPs on MacOS?
Yes. You do not want static IP Addresses on your LAN. Follow BDAqua's instructions to set up a dynamic network for each house/LAN.
Thanks - will try it!
Thanks BDAqua. I'll give this a shot.
setting up for static and dynamic IP addresses
