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IPv4 Status Fields
Table 4-21
Field
IP Type
IP Address
Subnet
Gateway
DCHP Server
Lease Obtained
Lease Expires
DNS
WINS
MAC
Host Name
Displays the IP type for the current profile:
IP address and network address data appear for the mobile computer. If the IP type is
Static, the values displayed were input manually in the
Displays the mobile computer's IP address. The Internet is a collection of networks with
users that communicate with each other. Each communication carries the address of the
source and destination networks and the particular machine within the network associated
with the user or host computer at each end. This address is called the IP address. Each
node on the IP network must be assigned a unique IP address that is made up of a
network identifier and a host identifier. The IP address as a dotted-decimal notation with
the decimal value of each octet separated by a period, for example, 192.168.7.27.
Displays the subnet address. Most TCP/IP networks use subnets to manage routed IP
addresses. Dividing an organization's network into subnets allows it to connect to the
Internet with a single shared network address, for example, 255.255.255.0.
Displays the gateway address. A gateway forwards IP packets to and from a remote
destination.
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed Internet directory service. DNS
translates domain names and IP addresses, and controls Internet e-mail delivery. Most
Internet services require DNS to operate properly. If DNS is not configured, Web sites
cannot be located or e-mail delivery fails.
Displays the date that the IP address was obtained.
Displays the date that the IP address expires and a new IP address is requested.
Displays the IP address of the DNS server.
WINS is a Microsoft Net BIOS name server. WINS eliminates the broadcasts needed to
resolve computer names to IP addresses by providing a cache or database of translations.
An IEEE 48-bit address is assigned to the mobile computer at the factory to uniquely
identify the adapter at the physical layer.
Displays the name of the mobile computer.
Description
or . If the IP type is DHCP, leased
DHCP Static
tab on
IP Config
page 4-19.