NETGEAR WPN824 Network Router User Manual


 
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824
Preparing Your Network C-17
202-10072-01, March 2005
Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4
To check your PC’s TCP/IP configuration:
1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
The Run window opens.
2. Type cmd and then click OK.
A command window opens
3. Type ipconfig /all
Your IP Configuration information will be listed, and should match the values below if you are
using the default TCP/IP settings that NETGEAR recommends for connecting through a
router or gateway:
The IP address is between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254
The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
•The TCP/IP Properties dialog box now
displays.
Click the IP Address tab.
Select the radio button marked Obtain an IP
address from a DHCP server.
Click OK. This completes the configuration
of TCP/IP in Windows NT.
Restart the PC.
Repeat these steps for each PC with this version
of Windows on your network.