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Chapter 4
Using Network Connections
Internet Protocol
This section includes three options:
No IP Address
,
Obtain an IP Address
Automatically
, and
Use the Following IP Address
.
No IP Address
Select this option if the connection has no
IP
address. This is useful
if the connection is operating under a bridge.
Obtain an IP Address Automatically
Select this option if the
ISP
requires the con-
nection to obtain an
IP
address automatically. The server assigning the
IP
address
also assigns a subnet mask address, which can be overridden by clicking in the
“Override Subnet Mask” check box and entering another subnet mask address.
Additionally, the
DHCP
lease can be renewed and/or released by clicking on the
appropriate “
DHCP
Lease” button.
Use the Following IP Address
Select this option if the connection uses a perma-
nent (static)
IP
address. The
ISP
should provide this address, along with a subnet
mask address, default gateway address, and, optionally, primary and secondary
DNS
server addresses.
DNS Server
The Domain Name System (
DNS
) is the method by which website or domain
names are translated into
IP
addresses. This connection can be configured to
automatically obtain a
DNS
server address, or such an address can be specified
manually, according to the information provided by the
ISP
.
To configure the connection to automatically obtain a
DNS
server address, select
Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically
from the “
DNS
Server” drop-down
list. To manually configure
DNS
server addresses, select
Use the Following DNS
Server Addresses
. Specify up to two different
DNS
server addresses, one primary,
the other secondary.
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