Configuring Windows 2000 To Use Dhcp; Figure 35: Accessing Local Area Connection Properties - Windows 2000; Figure 36: Local Area Connection Properties Dialog - Windows 2000 - Hughes HN9000 User Manual

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c) Type ipconfig/renew and press Enter.
d) Make sure an IP address is shown on the line that starts with IP Address.

Configuring Windows 2000 to use DHCP

This section explains how to configure your computer to use DHCP if your computer operating system is Microsoft
Windows 2000.
1. From the Windows desktop, select Start
2. Double-click the Network and Dialup Connections icon in the Control Panel window.
A list of network connections appears. A Local Area Connection icon must appear on this page. If it does not, the
network is not installed correctly.
3. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon that represents the satellite modem network connection, and select
Properties as shown in Figure 35: Accessing Local Area Connection Properties – Windows 2000 on page 51.
Figure 35: Accessing Local Area Connection Properties – Windows 2000
4. Ensure that both Client for Microsoft Networks and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) are installed and checked in the Local
Area Connection properties dialog as shown in Figure 36: Local Area Connection Properties Dialog – Windows
2000 on page 52.
Figure 36: Local Area Connection Properties Dialog – Windows 2000
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Settings Control Panel.
Computer settings