Networking Basics
Assigning a Static IP Address
in Windows XP/2000
Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Click Properties
Select Use the following IP address in the Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window (shown below)
Input your IP address and subnet mask. (The IP Addresses on your network must be within the same range. For example, if one computer has an IP Address of 192.168.0.2, the other computers should have IP Addresses that are sequential, like 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4. The subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network.
Enter the IP Address of the Default Gateway (in this case it is 192.168.0.1 for the
Input your DNS server address.
192 168 0 1
The DNS server address will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). If the DNS Server address is not available from your ISP, you may input 192.168.0.1 in this field.
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