How to configure TCP/IP Properties of my computer?

Here we take Windows XP as an example. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, and refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.

1、  On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

2、  Double-click the Local Area Connection icon; highlight the bound TCP/IP tab in the Local Area Connection Properties window that appears:

3、  Click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties window will display.

4、  Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below:

l         Assigned by DHCP Sever

Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server address automatically, as shown in the figure below. These may be selected by default. Then click OK to save setting.

l         Setting IP address manually

1)     Select Use the following IP address, as shown in the following figure. If the router’s LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x（x is from 2 to 254）, subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, and default gateway is 192.168.1.1.

2)     Select Use the following DNS server addresses, as shown in the following figure. And then type the DNS server IP address, which should be provided by your ISP. Finally remember to click OK to save settings.

Then all configurations are finished, they already have taken effect.