Below are the instructions for setting Windows 7 to obtain an IP address automatically for your
ethernet connection:
1.
Click on the
Start Menu
, and go to “
Control Panel
”.
2.
Click on “
Network and Sharing Centre
”.
(If you only see "
Network and Internet
", open that first, and then click on "
Network and
Sharing Centre
".)
3.
Click on “
Change adapter settings
” (
on the left hand side of the window
).
4.
Right click on “
Local Area Connection
” and select “
Properties
”.
5.
Double-click on “
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
”.
6.
Select
"Obtain an IP address automatically"
, and "
Obtain DNS server
address automatically
".
7.
Click “
OK
”, and then click “
OK
” again.
Below are the instructions for setting Mac OS X to obtain an IP address automatically for your
ethernet connection:
1.
Click on the Apple Menu, and go to "
System
Preferences
".
2.
Click on "
Network
".
3.
Click on “
Ethernet
” or "
Built-in Ethernet
".
4.
Click on the "
Configure
"
drop-down box, and select "
Using DHCP
" then click
"
Apply
".