Network Connections
You can manually check all installed network protocols and services and their configuration by viewing Network Connections and viewing the properties for Local Area Connection. To view this screen, open the Network and Sharing Center as discussed at the start of this chapter and click Change Adapter Settings. Right-click your Ethernet icon (or the appropriate wireless connection icon) and select Properties.
Confirm that each required protocol is installed and correctly configured. In general, the settings on each computer on your LAN should match, except that the IP address differs (usually only in the last of its four dot-separated numbers). If your LAN uses automatic IP address configuration, use the ipconfig command, described ...
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