Linux – Motorola SURFBOARD SVG2500 User Manual
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6. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties to display the Internet
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window.
7. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically button.
8. Select the Obtain DNS server address automatically button.
9. Click OK twice to close both network properties windows.
10. Click
at the top right corner of each network window to close it.
11. Click
to exit the Control Panel and save the IP settings.
To automatically retrieve the IP Address, do the following on each Ethernet client
computer running Windows Vista:
1. From the Windows Desktop, click Start to display the Windows Start menu.
2. Select Run to display the Run window.
3. Type cmd in the Open entry box, and then click OK to display a command prompt
window.
4. Type ipconfig /renew and press Enter to obtain your computer’s IP address from the
DHCP server on the Motorola SVG2500.
5. Type exit and press Enter to return to Windows.
Linux
To retrieve the IP Address, do the following on each client computer running Linux:
1. Type su at the system prompt to log in as super-user.
2. Type ifconfig to display the network devices and allocated IP addresses.
3. Type pump -i
where
4. Type ifconfig again to view the new allocated IP address.
5. Check to make sure no firewall is active on the device