Filter
Top Products
Appendix C: TCP/IP Network Settings
151
Windows 2000
1 To open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog
box, follow these steps:
a From the desktop, click the Start button, point to
Settings, then Network and Dial-up Connections.
b Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and select
Properties.
c Select your NIC card’s TCP/IP entry (it should include
TCP/IP in it, but not AOL, Dial-up, or Adapter) and click
the Properties button.
2 Ensure the following is selected, depending on whether you are
using dynamic (DHCP) or static IP addressing:
If you are using DHCP (most users): Ensure that Obtain an
IP address automatically is selected and that either Obtain
a DNS server address automatically or Enable DNS is
selected. All fields should be blank.
If you are using a static IP address: Ensure that Use the
following IP address and Use the following DNS server
addresses are selected and that the correct IP address,
Subnet mask, Default gateway, and Preferred DNS server
values appear.