This page describes how to setup Windows XP for DSL via DHCP
Note: This setup is not recomended for a computer being used as a file server
Prerequisite: You will need to have a properly installed and working Network Interface Card (NIC).
- Click on the "Start" button.
- Select "Control Panel".
Note: It might also be "Settings" then "Control Panel"
If it doesn't say "Pick a Category" at the top. Click "Switch to Category View" on the left side of the window.
- Select "Network and Internet Connections"
- Select "Setup or change your home or small office network"
- Select "This computer connects to the Internet through a residential gateway or through another computer on my network." then press "Next".
- Enter a Description for the computer. Give the computer a Name then press Next.
- Enter Workgroup name for the computer. (You can use the default.) Then press Next.
- Select "Turn off file and printer sharing", and then press Next.
Note: If you have mutiple computers on the network, you could 'Turn On' the sharing if you know how.
- Select "Next".
- Wait for the Setup Screen to be done.
- Select "Just finish the wizard; I don't need to run the wizard on other computers" the press "Next".
- Select "Finish"
- It will ask to reboot your computer. Select "Yes" and allow it to reboot.
From here on is different from the DHCP Setup
- After the computer reboots, Go back to the "Control Panel"
- Select "Network and Internet Connections"
- Click on "Network Connections" at the bottom.
- Click on "Local Area Network"
- Select "Change Settings of this connection" on the left side of the window.
- Click on "TCP/IP".
- Click on "'Properties"
- Click on "Use the following IP address:", then then fill out the "IP address", "Subnet mask", and "Default gateway" fields with the information provided to you by LavaNet.
Note: If you do not have this information or need assistance, please call LavaNet Tech Support.
- Click on "Use the following DNS server addresses:".
- In the "Preferred DNS server" field, type in "64.65.64.1".
- In the "Alternate DNS server" field, type in "64.65.64.65".
- Click "OK" out of all of these screens
- Reboot your computer
- You should now be configured to use your LavaNet DSL.
