Easy network / hosts file switcher?

[Gibbon]

Hey Guys, I have to find something to allow our engineers to switch host files quickly and easily.

Our engineers need to connect our laptops to the planes we fly, then afterwards re-connect to our internal network.

So... Im looking for a freeware package, maybe one that sits in the systray and allows us to right click and select the correct hosts file to use, then maybe refresh the network settings so it takes affect.

Both networks use the same IP ranges, so thats not an issue.

Can anyone recommend anything?

Cheers!

[gosh]

You could simply make a registry file that changes the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DataBasePath

Put each hosts file in a seperate folder, then make a .reg file to change the databasepath. Make a batch file that stops the tcpip service (net stop tcpip), imports the reg file, then starts the service (net start tcpip).

Or possibly the netsh command might help.

-gosh

[Gibbon]

Thats a **** good idea, I will give it a go!

Cheers!