Further help to DHCP related questions.
To test if you currently use DHCP you need to press the “Windows Logo button with R”. In the “Run Box” you type in the command “cmd.exe” which will open the “MS-DOS Prompt”, after that you return the command with the ENTER-key.
You will now see something like this: (but in english)
“Microsoft Windows [Version XXX]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.”.
Now in the MS-DOS window you run the command: “ipconfig /all” and look for the output:
“DHCP activated. . . . . . . . . . : Yes or No”.
If it states “Yes” then you use DHCP, if it states “No” then everything is fine and you do not use DHCP!
If you want to apply a static IP to your network device you will have to know which IP you need to set to it. For this you have to copy and store the details from the command “ipconfig /all” which will look like this: (Example)
IPv4-Address . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.XXX.XXX(preferred)
Subnetmask . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Defaultgateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.XXX.XXX
DNS-Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.XXX.XXX
somewhere, so you can use the details in your network settings.
