double click on “network.”
highlight “tcp/ip.” scroll down if you cannot see it.
click on “properties.”
if tcp/ip is not present, please see: “how to install tcp/ip.”
when the “tcp/ip properties” window opens, choose the “ip address” tab.
select “specify an ip address.”
enter an ip address into the empty field.
suggested ip range 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254
ip addresses must be signed sequentially to each computer.
suggested subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
click “ok.”
when the “network properties” window comes back up click “ok.”
insert windows cd if prompted.
windows will ask you to reboot. click “yes.”