b
Select either
Obtain a DNS server address
automatically
or
Use the following DNS
server
addresses
. All text boxes for static IP addressing should
be blank.
If you select
Use the following DNS server addresses
,
enter your preferred and alternate server addresses.
c
Click
OK
twice to exit.
That’s it! You have verified your DHCP settings for a Windows
Vista computer in an infrastructure network.
Windows XP
1
Follow these steps to open the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties
dialog box.
a
From the desktop, click the
Start
button, select
Control
Panel
, and then click
Network Connections
.
b
Right-click the
Wireless Network Connection
icon, and
select
Properties
.
c
In the
Wireless Network Connection Properties
dialog
box, select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
from the list, and
click the
Properties
button.
d
To set static IP addressing, continue with Step 2 below.
For dynamic addressing (DHCP), continue with Step 3
below.
2
To set static IP addressing
: Complete the following:
a
Ensure that
Obtain an IP address automatically
is not
selected. Then select the buttons labeled:
Use the
following IP address
and
Use the following DNS
server addresses
.
b
If this is the first computer to be set up in the ad hoc
network, enter
10.0.0.5
for an
IP address
. If you are
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