All windows operating systems have a utility that you can run that allows your to view you current I.P. configuration.
Your IP address is what allows you to exist and participate on the internet. It's similar to everyone having a street address. Without no address, your mail could not be routed or delivered to you.
If you ever suspect a problem with getting to websites, servers or other computers in your network, this tool is a must have in your troubleshooting efforts.
- Go to start, run
- type cmd (for command prompt). a black command DOS window will appear
- type ipconfig
- You will see ip address, subnet mask and default gateway for every network interface installed on your computer.
- Make sure you have a valid ip address for the network your machine resides on.
Ipconfig command line switches:
A command line switch is an additional argument or parameter attached to a command instruction. The purpose of switches is to perform additional tasks under the capabilities of a given command.
Here are some you can run:
·/? - Display this help message
·/all - Display full configuration information.
·/release - Release the IP address for the specified adapter. /renew Renew the IP address for the specified adapter.
·/flushdns - Purges the DNS Resolver cache.
·/registerdns - Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names /displaydns Display the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache.
·/showclassid - Displays all the dhcp class IDs allowed for adapter. /setclassid Modifies the dhcp class id.
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