How do I set up different configurations on an Ubuntu laptop based on different physical locations?

Posted by Andrew Larned on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Andrew Larned
Published on 2010-01-08T17:15:03Z Indexed on 2010/05/12 2:04 UTC
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I'm looking for a way to have a couple (or three) multiple configurations set up on my laptop, and easily switch between them. To be more specific, when my laptop is at work, it's plugged into a second monitor, and has a specific set of networks configurations. At home, the second monitor is gone, the network configurations are different. At a public wireless point there are other configurations to set, etc.

I know I can go into my preferences and turn on/turn off the monitor, and mess with the networking preferences, and so on, but I'm looking for a way to change a bunch of preferences all at once, and if it's possible to do that automatically, maybe based on the wireless APs in the vicinity, that would be even better.

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