Appendix A
Working with Ethernet Connections
A.1
Checking the Computer Network Settings
There are two methods of setting network values in your Windows computer: automatically or
manually. To check how the addresses are set up in your machine, select the following:
1. Select Start
>
Network and Dial Up Connections
>
Local Area Connection, or Start
>
Settings
>
Control Panel
>
Network and Dial Up Connections, then right click on Local
Area Connection.
2. On the Local Area Connection window, click on Properties.
3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” under the area marked “Components checked are used
by this connection,” and click on Properties.
4. In the upper settings block, one of the two possible radio buttons will be selected: “Obtain
an IP address automatically,” or “Use the following IP address.”
If the Network settings on the computer are set up automatically, then the values will not be
listed in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. To check the current IP address
values, run ipconfig at the command prompt (DOS prompt) as follows:
1. In Windows XP, select Start
>
Programs
>
Accessories
>
Command Prompt; in Windows
98 select Start
>
Programs
>
MS-DOS.
2. At the prompt, C:
\
>
type the word “ipconfig.” The following values are representative of
Windows XP on a local network.
C:
\
>
ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection
Connection-specific DNS suffix .
.
.
.
:ASI
IP address .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
:100.101.0.103
Subnet Mask .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
:255.255.255.0
Default Gateway .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
:100.101.0.4
