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Setting a static IP address
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To set a static IP address using Windows 2000:
1 Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel.
2 Double-click Network and Dial-Up Connections, right-click the Local Area
Connection
that is associated with your network adapter card, then click t
Properties.
3 In the Components checked are used by this connection list, click Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
, then click Properties.
4 Click Use the following IP address.
5 In the IP Address box, type a unique IP address that will not be used by
any other computer on your network. You can use IP addresses between
192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.99 (IP address 192.168.1.1 is assigned to the
router and the router’s DHCP server assigns addresses from 192.168.1.100
up to 192.168.1.254).
6 In the Subnet Mask box, type 255.255.255.0.
7 In the Default Gateway box, type 192.168.1.1.
8 At the bottom of the window, click Use the following DNS server addresses,
then type the
Preferred DNS Server and Alternative DNS Server (contact your
ISP if you do not have this information).
9 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, then OK
again to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. Restart your
computer if asked to do so.
To set a static IP address using Windows 98SE and Windows Me:
1 Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window
opens.
2 Double click the Network icon. The Network window opens.
3 In the The following network components are installed list, click the TCP/IP
protocol associated with your computer’s network adapter (if there is only
one TCP/IP protocol, click it), then click
Properties. The TCP/IP Properties
window for your network adapter opens.
4 Select the IP Address tab, then click Specify an IP address.