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Appendix C: TCP/IP Network Settings

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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.