Double click
on my computer, then open control panel.
Next double
click on the network icon.
Next have a
look at the network components installed on you computer. IF TCP/IP
is not there already, then click on the add button and highlight
Protocol as and shown on the right and click add again.
Click on
Microsoft, and on the right hand side, scroll down to and
highlight TCP/IP and click OK.
Now to
configure TCP/ IP.
Click on the
network icon again from the control panel.
Change the
Primary Network Logon to a Windows Logon.
Next highlight
TCP/IP and click properties.
On the IP
Address tab, place a dot in the radio button titled Obtain an IP
address automatically. As shown on the right.
Next click on
the WINS Configuration tab and place a dot in the radio button
titled Disable WINS Resolution.
Then click the
Gateway tab. Make sure that the Installed gateways window is
completely empty.
Lastly, click the DNS Configuration tab and place a dot in
the radio button titled Disable DNS.
After you have finished, click the OK button at the bottom of
the TCP/IP properties screen. You will be prompted to restart your
system so that the changes take effect; please restart once you are
prompted