Windows 7 / Networking

Confirming That Windows 7 Is Configured for Dynamic IP Addressing

Here are the steps to follow to check (and, if necessary, change) Windows 7's automatic IP addressing setting:

  1. Open the Network Connections window, as described earlier.
  2. Select the connection you want to work with.
  3. In the taskbar, click Change Settings of This Connection. Windows 7 display's the connection's Properties dialog box.
  4. In the Networking tab's list of items, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
  5. Click Properties to display the Properties dialog box for Internet Protocol Version 4.
  6. Select the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option.
  7. Select the Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically option.
  8. Click OK to return to the connection's Properties dialog box.
  9. Click Close.
  10. Repeat steps 2 through 9 for your other network connections.

TIP If you don't see the Change Settings of This Connection command, either maximize the window or click the double arrow (>>) that appears on the right side of the taskbar to display the commands that won't fit. Note, too, that you can also right-click the connection and then click Properties.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Setting a Small Network
  2. Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Network
  3. Changing the Computer and Workgroup Name
  4. Connecting to a Wireless Network
  5. Working with Windows 7's Basic Network Tools and Tasks
  6. Accessing the Network and Sharing Center
  7. Setting Up a Homegroup
  8. Activating Homegroup Connections
  9. Creating a Homegroup
  10. Joining a Homegroup
  11. Accessing the Homegroup
  12. Changing Homegroup Settings
  13. Turning Off Homegroup Connections
  14. Viewing Network Computers and Devices
  15. Displaying a Network Map
  16. Viewing Network Status Details
  17. Customizing Your Network
  18. Managing Network Connections
  19. Opening the Network Connections Window
  20. Renaming a Network Connection
  21. Enabling Automatic IP Addressing
  22. Confirming That Windows 7 Is Configured for Dynamic IP Addressing
  23. Displaying the Computer's Current IP Address
  24. Setting Up a Static IP Address
  25. Displaying the Current DNS Addresses
  26. Specifying the Static IP Address
  27. Using a Network Connection to Wake Up a Sleeping Computer
  28. Disabling a Network Connection
  29. Managing Wireless Network Connections
  30. Opening the Manage Wireless Networks Window
  31. Creating an Ad Hoc Wireless Network
  32. Working with Wireless Connection Properties
  33. Modifying Connection Properties
  34. Modifying Security Properties
  35. Renaming Wireless Connections
  36. Reordering Wireless Connections
  37. Creating User-Specific Wireless Connections
  38. Removing Wireless Connections