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About IP Addresses
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3 Go to the panel labeled This connection uses the following items and
scroll down until you come to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. The Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window displays (
FIGURE A-3).
5 Find the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address automatically.
This button enables DHCP. It should be selected. If it is not, select it.
6 Click OK twice to return to the Network Connections window, and then
close the Network Connections window.
WHY DON'T I HAVE TO KNOW A WEBSITE'S IP ADDRESS?
By now you may have noticed that in one important respect IP addresses
differ from telephone numbers. To call someone, you have to know that
person's telephone number. You cannot simply enter the person's name
and expect the telephone system to identify it. But to contact a web site,
you can enter the site's name. For example, to connect to Amazon's web
site, you can enter
http://www.amazon.com
FIGURE A-3 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Window
Obtain an IP address automatically