MODIFY TCP/IP SETTING IN WINDOWS XP

1.                  Begin by clicking the Start button at the bottom left of the screen:

 2.         Select Control Panel from the right half of the Start Menu:

3. Select Network and Internet Connection:

4. Click on the Network Connection icon:

5. Double click on the current LAN settings to open the properties of your NIC:

6. Click on the Properties button on the bottom of the Local Area Connection Status window:

7. Double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item, or you can single click and select Properties:

8. Make sure the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button is selected to enable DHCP:

9. Once DHCP is enabled, you may need to do a release and renew of the currently leased IP address.  You’ll do this with traditional NT-based DHCP commands in a DOS window.  Select the Start button as in Step 1, and single click on Run.

10. Type in “cmd” (without quotes) in the Run window:

11. This will pull up a traditional black window with a prompt and blinking cursor:

12.       Simply type in commands based on the following scheme:

            ipconfig <option>

            Where options can be:  release

                                                renew

                                                all

                                                or no option at all

            Examples:         ipconfig all

                                    ipconfig release

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