b
Right-click the
Local Area Connection
icon, and select
Properties
.
c
In the
Properties
dialog box, in the
Connect Using
box,
make sure the
Zoom
Wireless-N USB adapter
is
displayed.
From the
Components
list, select
Internet Protocol
(
TCP/IP)
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
In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box,
ensure that Obtain an IP address automatically is not
selected. Then make sure the buttons labeled Use the
following IP address and Use the following DNS server
addresses are selected.
b
If this is the first computer to be set up in the ad hoc
network, enter
10.0.0.5
for
IP address
. If you are adding
it to an existing ad hoc network, increment the last digit
by one, for example,
10.0.0.6
,
10.0.0.7
c
Enter
255.255.255.0
for
Subnet mask
. The
Subnet
mask
remains the same for each computer in your ad
hoc network.
d
Enter
10.0.0.5
for
Default gateway
and
Preferred DNS
server
. (This is the IP address of the first computer that
was set up in your ad hoc network.) The
Default
Gateway
and
Preferred DNS server
should be the
same for each computer in your ad hoc network.
e
Click
OK
twice.
That’s it! You have set static IP addressing for a Windows 2000
computer in an ad hoc network.
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