Windows 2003 TCP/IP protocol

As part of your network check, you need to verify your TCP/IP-configuration ( if you intend
to use TCP/IP-protocol):
- Properties of "My Network Places" on your Desktop, then
- Properties of "Local Area Connection":

then click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and select the button "Properties":

Windows 2003 has configured TCP/IP "to Obtain an IP address automatically" , i.e. via DHCP.

Lets verify the current TCP/IP configuration:
Using "IPCONFIG" see below:
- select from your Start-Menu: "Programs" / "Accessories" / "Command Prompt",
- enter: IPCONFIG

As Windows98, Windows2003 tries first to find a DHCP-server on the network.
If this fails, it then uses its own "AutoConfiguration" method to generate an IP-address.
(I still have to find out more details on how to control / switch on/off this feature)

But a lot of networks work with a predefined range of IP-addresses (which also shortens the Boot-up time of WinXP and Windows2003, since they do not have to wait anymore for the request to a DHCP-server to time-out):

Even though the statement above is true, we do not Specify IP Addresses.

Obtain an IP Address Automatically must be checked

A feature on Windows 2003: after changing the IP-address, it is NOT anymore
required to restart the system (like on Win95/98/Nt4), so I can run again "IPCONFIG"
to check the change:

A last low-level check to verify, that the network is working, using the
TCP/IP diagnostic tool "PING" to test the connection to another system on the network:

If PING does not get a reply, verify your TCP/IP settings and trouble-shoot your
network card and cables.

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