Windows XP Network configuration

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP TCP/IP configuration panel.

Click Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections.

Alternately, click Start ->, and right-click My Network Places then select Properties.

The following procedure steps through the Windows XP Professional TCP/IP configuration process:

1. On some installations the interface will be called Local Area Connection and on others it will be called Network Bridge. On our system it is called Network Bridge. Right-click on Network Bridge -> Properties.
   Network Bridge Configuration.

   
   
   
2.  The Network Bridge Configuration, or Local Area Connection, panel is used to set TCP/IP protocol settings. In This connection uses the following items: box, click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click on Properties.
   The default setting is DHCP-enabled operation (i.e.“Obtain an IP address automatically”).
   Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties.

   
   
   
   Many network administrators will want to use DHCP to configure all client TCP/IP protocol stack settings.
   If it is necessary to provide a fixed IP address, click on “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP Address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway address in the boxes provided.
3. Click the Advanced button to proceed with TCP/IP configuration. This opens a panel in which it is possible to create additional IP addresses for this interface. The technical name for the additional addresses is IP aliases, and additionally this panel permits the setting of more default gateways (routers). In most cases where DHCP is used, it will not be necessary to create additional settings.
   Advanced Network Settings

   
   
   
   Fixed settings may be required for DNS and WINS if these settings are not provided automatically via DHCP.
4. Click the DNS tab to add DNS server settings. The example system uses manually configured DNS settings. When finished making changes, click the OK to commit the settings.
   DNS Configuration.

   
   
   
5.  Click the WINS tab to add manual WINS server entries. This step demonstrates an example system that uses manually configured WINS settings. When finished making changes, click OK to commit the settings.
   WINS Configuration