U s i n g t h e W I r e l e s s L A N
ABOUT IP ADDRESSES
Setting IP Addresses
If you are not sure how to set the IP address, refer to the following procedure.
If you have an access point (DHCP server) on the network, set the IP address as follows:
Windows 2000: [Obtain an IP address automatically]
Windows XP: [Obtain an IP address automatically]
P O I N T
A DHCP server is a server that automatically assigns IP addresses to computers or other devices in the network. There is no DHCP server for the AdHoc network.
If the IP address is already assigned to the computer in the network, ask the network administrator to check the IP address to be set for the computer.
If no access point is found in the network:
An IP address is expressed with four values in the range between 1 and 255.
Set the each computer as follows: The value in paren- theses is a subnet mask.
<Example>
Computer A: 192.168.100.2 (255.255.255.0)
Computer B: 192.168.100.3 (255.255.255.0)
Computer C: 192.168.100.4 (255.255.255.0)
:
:
Computer X: 192.168.100.254 (255.255.255.0)
67
