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Figure 46: Internet Protocol Properties – Windows XP

8.On the General tab, select Use the following IP address.

9.Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway in the appropriate fields.

If you do not know what public IP address or range of addresses is available for use, see Understanding the modem address and computer address on page 38.

10.Select Use the following DNS server addresses. Enter 66.82.4.8 in the Preferred DNS server field.

11.Click OK.

Configuring Windows 2000 – Public IP address

Perform the following procedures to configure a computer running on Windows 2000 for a public IP address.

1. From the Windows desktop, select Start Settings Control Panel.

2.Double-click the Network and Dialup Connections icon in the Control Panel window.

A list of network adapters appears. A Local Area Connection icon must appear on the page. If it does not, the network is not installed correctly.

3.Right-click the Local Area Connection icon that represents the satellite modem network connection, and select Properties as shown in Figure 35: Accessing Local Area Connection Properties – Windows 2000 on page 51.

Figure 47: Accessing Local Area Connection Properties – Windows 2000

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