•If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced.
Figure 185 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings
6If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK.
Do one or more of the following if you want to configure additional IP addresses:
•In the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add.
•In TCP/IP Address, type an IP address in IP address and a subnet mask in Subnet mask, and then click Add.
•Repeat the above two steps for each IP address you want to add.
•Configure additional default gateways in the IP Settings tab by clicking Add in Default gateways.
•In TCP/IP Gateway Address, type the IP address of the default gateway in Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number of transmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box and type a metric in Metric.
•Click Add.
•Repeat the previous three steps for each default gateway you want to add.
•Click OK when finished.
7In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window (the General tab in Windows XP):
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