1 First open the Windows TCP/IP Properties dialog box. How you do this depends on your version of Windows:
—For Windows 2000: From the desktop click the Start button, point to Settings and then Network and Dial-up Connections. Then right-click (NOT left-click) Local Area Connection, select Properties, highlight your NIC card’s TCP/IP entry (it should start with TCP/IP and have the characters 10/100, NIC, or Ether in it – and not have the words AOL, Dial-up, or Adapter). Click Properties to display the Windows TCP/IP Properties dialog box.
—For Windows XP: From the desktop click the Start button, point to Control Panel and then Network Connections. Then right-click (NOT left-click) Local Area Connection, select Properties, highlight your NIC card’s TCP/IP entry (it should start with TCP/IP and have the characters 10/100, NIC, or Ether in it – and not have the words AOL, Dial-up, or Adapter). Click Properties to display the Windows TCP/IP Properties dialog box.
—For Windows 98 and Me: From the desktop click the Start button, then point to Settings and then Control Panel. Double- click the Network icon to display the Network configuration screen. Double-click NIC card’s TCP/IP entry (it should start with TCP/IP and have the characters 10/100, NIC, or Ether in it – and not have the words AOL, Dial-up, or Adapter) to display the
TCP/IP Properties dialog box.
2 If you are using DHCP (most users), check that your DHCP settings are okay. If you are using a static IP address, skip to Step 3.
For Windows 2000 and XP:
Make sure that “Obtain an IP address automatically” is selected on the General tab and that “Obtain a DNS server address automatically” is selected on the DNS Configuration tab. All fields should be blank.
For Windows 98 and Me:
Make sure that “Obtain an IP address automatically” is selected at the IP Address tab and that “Enable DNS” is selected on the DNS Configuration tab. All fields should be blank.
