If you do not want to use the DHCP server to configure the client computer, you must configure the computer
manually. The following procedure describes how to configure the IP parameters for a client computer using Windows
NT.
1.
From the Windows Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon to bring up the Network Control Panel.
2.
Double-click on TCP/IP in the network component list.
3.
Click on the IP Address tab.
4.
Select the Specifying an IP address as shown in Figure 38.
Figure 38. Microsoft TCP/IP Properties Menu
5.
Enter the IP address for this PC.
6.
Enter the subnet mask. If you kept the default subnet mask setting on the server, then enter 255.255.255.0.
7.
Enter the server’s IP address into the Default Gateway field.
8.
Click on the DNS tab.
9.
Add the server’s IP address to the DNS Service Search Order list, as shown in Figure 39.
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Figure 39. Microsoft TCP/IP Properties (DNS) Menu
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