• Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen
• Click on "Run"
• Type in "command" and hit ok
You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.
• Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"
• Type "exit" and leave the prompt
• Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.
• Click on "properties" You should now be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.
• Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"
• Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab
• Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab
• Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).
• Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.
• Hit the "Ok" button here
• Hit the "Ok" button again You should now be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.
• Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.
• Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings
• This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically" tongue.gif
•18. Hit "Ok"
• Hit "Ok" again
• You now have a new IP address
With a little practice, you can easily get this process down to 15 seconds.
• Click on "Run"
• Type in "command" and hit ok
You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.
• Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"
• Type "exit" and leave the prompt
• Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.
• Click on "properties" You should now be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.
• Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"
• Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab
• Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab
• Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).
• Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.
• Hit the "Ok" button here
• Hit the "Ok" button again You should now be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.
• Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.
• Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings
• This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically" tongue.gif
•18. Hit "Ok"
• Hit "Ok" again
• You now have a new IP address
With a little practice, you can easily get this process down to 15 seconds.