Topcom WBR 244 manual Verify Your Pc’S Ip Configuration, WINIPCFG for windows 95/98, English

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3. VERIFY YOUR PC’S IP CONFIGURATION

There are some tools which are great for finding out a computer’s IP configuration: MAC address and default gateway.

• WINIPCFG (for windows 95/98)

Inside the windows 95/98/ME Start button, select Run and type winipcfg. In the example below this computer has a IP address of 192.168.1.100 and the default gateway is 192.168.1.1. The default gateway should be the broadband routers IP address. The MAC address in windows 95/ 98 is called the Adapter Address.

NOTE : You can also type winipcfg in the DOS command.

• IPCONFIG (for windows 2000/NT)

In the DOS command type IPCONFIG and press Enter. Your PC IP information will be displayed as shown below.

- IPCONFIG / RENEW will renew the IP address, gateway and DNS.

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