4. Name Server (DNS) Address
After you confirm the gateway address, the wizard prompts you to input a
“name server” address. This is the IP address of a machine in the Domain
Name System (DNS), which translates between human-friendly names like
bigcompany.com and machine-friendly IP addresses.
To find out the address to use here, go to a networked Windows computer that
can access the Internet. Open a command prompt window as described in
step 2, above, if you have not already done so. This time, type “ipconfig /all”
(with a space after “ipconfig,” and without quotes) and press Enter. Near the
end of the output is a line starting with “DNS Servers.” Use the address shown
here, or the first address shown if two or more appear.
The method for typing and editing the name server address is identical to that
for typing and editing the media adapter’s IP address (see “1. IP Address,”
above).
When the address you want appears in this screen, press
Select
to confirm it
and continue.
5. Proxy Server: Yes or No
After you confirm the name server address, the wizard asks if you want the
media adapter to use a “proxy server.”
A proxy server, or more accurately, an HTTP proxy, retrieves Web pages for
other machines. Your ISP or the administrator of the network the media
adapter is on can tell you if you need to set the media adapter to use a proxy
server (proxy servers are most often used on large company networks).
If you need to use a proxy server, find out the server’s IP address and the
“port” it uses (this is usually 8080).
(A quick but unreliable way to see if a proxy server is needed is to check the
settings of a browser on a machine with Internet access on the same network
as the media adapter. The setting can often be found through the Preferences
command. In Internet Explorer, follow this command path:
Tools
menu
>
Internet Options
command
> Connections
tab
> LAN Settings
button.)