To configure TCP/IP for automatic addressing
1. | Open Network Connections |
2. | Right-click the network connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties. |
3. | On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (all other connections), click the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) component, and then click Properties. |
4. | Click Obtain an IP address automatically, and then click OK. |
Note
| • | To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections. | ||||
| • | You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. | ||||
| • | Windows uses either Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) or the alternate configuration to automate Internet Protocol (IP) configuration of network connections. By default, the computer first attempts to contact a DHCP server on the network and dynamically obtain configuration for each installed network connection, as follows:
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| • | The range of IP addresses (169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254) used for APIPA is reserved by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Any IP addresses within this range are not used on the Internet. |
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