Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Name

TCP/IP

Synopsis

Configuring the TCP/IP network protocol.

Procedures

For information on how to install TCP/IP and other networking protocols, see network protocol earlier in this chapter. For a general overview of TCP/IP concepts and functionality, see TCP/IP.

Configuring TCP/IP

First you need to access the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) property sheet for your computer:

• If you are configuring TCP/IP for a local-area connection, then do the following:

  Start → Settings → Network and Dial-up Connections → select a local-area connection → Properties → select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) → Properties

• If you are configuring TCP/IP for a dial-up or VPN connection, then do the following:

  Start → Settings → Network and Dial-up Connections → select a dial-up or VPN connection → Properties → Networking → select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) → Properties

Now use the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) property sheet to make various changes to your TCP/IP configuration, as described later in this article.

Additional Default Gateways

To assign additional default gateways to a network connection, use Advanced → IP Settings → Default gateways → Add.

Additional IP Addresses and Subnet Masks

To assign additional IP addresses and subnet masks to a network connection, use Advanced → IP Settings → IP addresses → Add. You can assign as many IP addresses as you like to the connection. A typical use of this feature is creating multiple virtual servers for hosting different web sites on a single Windows 2000 Server running Internet ...