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2 Getting Started
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Configuring TCP/IP in Windows XP
1.
Click Start.
2.
Click Control Panel.
- OR
3.
Click
Network and Internet Connections / Network Connections
(will vary according to settings).
4.
Click
LAN
or
High-Speed Internet connections
.
5.
Select
Properties
from the drop-down menu. Be sure Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked.
6.
Select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click
Properties
.
7.
Verify that
Obtain an IP address automatically
and
Obtain DNS server address automatically
are selected.
8.
Click
OK
to save the TCP/IP settings.
9.
Click
OK
to exit the Local Area Connection Properties window.
Configuring TCP/IP in Windows Vista
1.
Click
Start.
2.
Right click on
Network
.
3.
Scroll down to
Properties.
4.
Click
Manage network connections.
5.
Right-click on the appropriate (if more than one listing)
Local Area Connection
.
6.
Click
Properties
. Vista may prompt you for
permission to continue
– Click
Continue
.
7.
Select
Internet Protocol Version4 (TCP/IPv4)
and click
Properties
.
8.
Verify that the
Obtain an IP address automatically
and
Obtain DNS server address
automatically
options are selected.
9.
Click
Advanced
. Use the table below to verify the
Advanced TCP/IP Settings
:
IP Settings Tab
DNS Tab
WINS Tab
•
DHCP Enabled
listed
IP address box
•
Default gateways
box is empty
•
Automatic metric
is
selected
•
DNS server addresses
box is empty
•
Append primary and connection specific
DNS suffixes
is selected
•
Append parent suffixes of the primary
DNS suffix
is checked
•
Register this connection’s addresses in
DNS
is checked
•
Append these DNS suffixes (in order)
is
not selected
•
WINS addresses
box
is empty
•
Enable LMHOSTS
lookup
is checked
•
Default: Use
NetBIOS setting
from the DHCP
server
is selected
10.
Click
OK.
11.
Click
Alternate Configuration
and verify that
Automatic private IP address
is selected.
12.
Click
OK.
Vista prompts you to restart your computer.
