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Lantronix ION x6010 User Guide
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Winipcfg
The winipcfg command is available in Windows ME, Windows 98, and Windows 95 to review your
current TCP/IP network protocol settings. Follow these steps to view your current TCP/IP settings using
winipcfg :
1. Click the Start button and then click Run .
2. Type winipcfg in the Open box, and then click OK . Your current TCP/IP settings are displayed.
3. To view additional information, click More Info .
Note
: The Winipcfg display is not updated dynamically. To view changes, quit winipcfg and then run it
again. If your IP address was dynamically allocated by a DHCP server, you can use the Release and
Renew buttons to release and renew the IP address.
The following information is displayed by the
winipcfg tool.
Adapter Address : This string of hexadecimal numbers represents the hard-coded identification
number assigned to the network adapter when it was manufactured. When you are viewing the IP
configuration for a PPP connection using Dial-Up Networking, the number is set to a default,
meaningless value (because modems are not hard-coded with this type of address).
IP Address : This is the actual IP networking address that the computer is set to. It is either
dynamically assigned to the computer upon connection to the network, or a static value that is
manually entered in TCP/IP properties.
Subnet Mask : The subnet mask is used to “mask” a portion of an IP address so that TCP/IP can
determine whether any given IP address is on a local or remote network. Each computer configured
with TCP/IP must have a subnet mask defined.
Default Gateway : This specifies the IP address of the host on the local subnet that provides the
physical connection to remote networks, and is used by default when TCP/IP needs to communicate
with computers on other subnets.
Click More Info to display the following settings:
DHCP Server : This specifies the IP address of the DHCP server. The DHCP server provides the
computer with a dynamically assigned IP address upon connection to the network. Clicking the
Release and Renew buttons releases the IP address to the DHCP server and requests a new IP
address from the DHCP server.
Primary and Secondary WINS Server : These settings specify the IP address of the Primary and
Secondary WINS servers (if available on the network). WINS servers provide a service translating
NetBIOS names (the alphanumeric computer names seen in the user interface) to their
corresponding IP address.
Lease Obtained and Lease Expires : These values show when the current IP address was obtained,
and when the current IP address is due to expire. You can use the Release and Renew buttons to
release and renew the current IP address, but this is not necessary because the DHCP client
automatically attempts to renew the lease when 50 % of the lease time has expired.