UQconnect - DHCP - Windows

DHCP Setup Guide for Windows 98 / Me

This guide describes how to set your Windows 95/98/Millenium computer to accept DHCP or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This dynamic address is issued to your computer by a central DHCP service or server because your computer will send out an automatic request when it is connected to a network. An available IP address is allocated and then renewed back into an availability pool when it is no longer required. Since each computer requires a unique IP address to be on the same network, DHCP allows automatic network connections without the IP address conflicts that would occur if two computers had the same static or fixed IP addresses.

1)Click the [Start] button.

2)Select the 'Settings' menu.

3)Select the 'Control Panel'.

4)In the Control Panel, click the [Network] icon to open the network configuration.

5)Click to highlight the 'TCP/IP -> Ethernet Adapter'. The exact name shown on your computer will vary depending on what type of network card you have installed.

Do NOT confuse this with the 'TCP/IP -> Dialup Adapter'.

6)Once the adapter is highlighted, click the [Properties] button to display the TCP/IP Properties of this Ethernet adapter.

7)Click on the 'IP Address' tab as shown.

8)Select the option 'Obtain an IP address automatically' by placing a dot in it.

9)Click the [OK] button to continue.

10)Click the [Yes] button to restart your computer.

After the re-start your computer is configured for DHCP. When connected to a network it will request and receive a server assigned IP address automatically.