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194 Agilent Connectivity Guide
7TCP/IP Network Basics
6 Figure 70 shows an
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box
to automatically obtain IP addresses and to manually assign DNS
Server addresses on a Windows XP PC.
Example: Setting PC IP Address (Windows Vista)
1 Refer back to the section titled “Installing TCP/IP on Your PC” on
page 190. follow those instructions through step 4.
2 Select the radio buttons that allow you to specify the IP or DNS
address.
3 Click the OK button on the two screens to exit.
Setting PC Hostname
As desired, you can set an approved Hostname and a Domain Name
(such as dept.company.com) for your PC. Examples for Windows XP
follow. Modify the steps as required for your operating system.
Figure 70 TCP/IP Properties Dialog Box (Windows XP)
For this PC, the IP address is
automatically assigned by the
network.
For this PC, the preferred and
alternate DNS server IP
addresses are manually set.