the following instructions assume you are running windows xp with the default interface. if you are using the classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous windows versions), follow the instructions for windows 2000.

    1. click the start button. click settings and then control panel. click the network and internet connections icon and then the network connections icon.

    2. select the local area connection icon for the applicable ethernet adapter (usually it is the first local area connection listed). double-click the local area connection. click the properties button.

   

    3. select internet protocol (tcp/ip), and click the properties button. see figure 5-5.

    4. select obtain an ip address automatically (see figure 5-6). once the new window appears, click the ok button. click the ok button again (or the close button if any settings were changed) to complete the pc configuration.

    5. restart your computer.

    go to “chapter 6: setting up and configuring the router.”