TCP IP Settings for Windows XP
The instructions for previous versions of Windows are similar, but we do not have detailed screens for earlier versions of Windows.
1. Open the
network connections by clicking on
and then double click the control panel and follow the steps below,
or put your
mouse over "Connect To" and click on "Show all connections" and skip right
to step 4.
2. In the control panel select Network and Internet Connections. If your control panel does not look like the one below, select Category View from the left hand menu.
3. Select Network Connections from the Control Panel Icons Section.
4. Right Click on the RiverNet Icon and select (left click) Properties. Please Note that your dialup connection may be named something different.
Click on the Networking Tab
5. This will open the Network Properties Sheet. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to highlight it then click the Properties Button.
6. Make sure
the following settings are set for the TCP/IP Properties. Check that the
Obtain
an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
is set. You should NOT have any numbers in any boxes on the screen
below.
7. Click OK
the set the changes.
8. Click OK
to close the RiverNet Properties window.
9. Close the
Network Connections window.