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Nimetic · 01-19-2008, 01:42 AM

First up - you need to decide whether you are going to get the address data automatically (this is called DHCP), or set it up manually.

I'd personally try the automatic option first. It might solve your problems and it usually won't do any harm.

However, if you find that automatic/DHCP doesn't work or if you want to set up manually - you need

1) an IP address for your PC
2) a subnet mask (normally it is 255.255.255.0 on home systems)
3) the IP address of the modem (I'm assuming you connect to it via network cable)
4) now set the modems IP address as your DNS and as your gateway

You won't need WINS.

Also... forgive me if you already know all this or have tried it.

01-19-2008, 01:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nimetic Junkie Location: Melbourne, Australia	First up - you need to decide whether you are going to get the address data automatically (this is called DHCP), or set it up manually. I'd personally try the automatic option first. It might solve your problems and it usually won't do any harm. However, if you find that automatic/DHCP doesn't work or if you want to set up manually - you need 1) an IP address for your PC 2) a subnet mask (normally it is 255.255.255.0 on home systems) 3) the IP address of the modem (I'm assuming you connect to it via network cable) 4) now set the modems IP address as your DNS and as your gateway You won't need WINS. Also... forgive me if you already know all this or have tried it.