Configuring Your External Network
Release and renew the IP configuration
Regardless of what type of addressing your computer used originally, it will now obtain this information from the SOHO using DHCP. To enable your computer to receive this information from the SOHO, you must force it to release and renew its IP configuration information.
From your computer desktop:
1Click Start => Programs => Command Prompt.
2At the C:\ prompt, type winipcfg. Press Enter.
The IP Configuration dialog box appears.
3Verify that the information is displayed for "Ethernet Adapter," not for "PPP Adapter," which applies to a
4Click the Release button. Then click the Renew button.
Your IP Configuration should look similar to the image below. The values in the IP Configuration dialog box were obtained from the SOHO itself. The IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway entries must be completed and have the values displayed for address sharing to work as in the example below.
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