Automatic switching network points based on configuration profiles

摘要

Methods and apparatus to reconfigure parameters for establishing a link with a new host after a computer is moved to a new location or a new network. A computer-implemented method for networking includes steps of examining an established link for a need to establish a new link, establishing the new link by selecting a network profile from a plurality of network profiles stored in a profile database, and reconfiguring parameters for a current network setting automatically without user input. The network profile contains a plurality of configuration parameters for establishing links.