Before doing anything else, you are advised to check the computer’s IP configuration. Windows systems offer a command-line tool, called ipconfig, that lets you find out your computer’s IP configuration. The output of this command gives the IP configuration for each interface; a computer with two network cards and one wireless adapter has 3 interfaces each with its own configuration.
To view your computer’s IP configuration, simply enter the following command (Start/run):
The above report shows that the computer has two network interfaces, one of which is wireless. The name of the machine on the network is CCM.
The Ethernet interface connected to the local area network (network card) is not active since the cable is disconnected, but the wireless adapter is configured.
Machines on a same network must use a same address range (with different addresses) and a same subnet mask. In the case of a local network, connecting machines that do not have routable IP addresses, so-called private address ranges must be used.
The default gateway refers to, when applicable, the IP address of the machine offering internet access. DNS servers.
The DNS servers must correspond to the organization’s DNS servers; most of the time these are the service provider’s DNS servers.
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