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Before you follow these instructions for creating a networking connection, please take a few minutes to check the following pieces
of hardware.
- Make sure the network cord fits snug into the wall jack and into the network card itself.
- With your computer on and cord plugged in, check to make sure a green light is lit up on the back of the network card. If you do not
see a green light, try switching the cord with a new one.
- Make sure the network card has the correct drivers loaded.
If you do not know how to check your drivers, consult our web page on using
the Device
Manager (you will need to go on-line to check that document.)
This link points to a Windows XP document.
The following directions should help you to verify or set your Network connections.
- Click Start and then Control Panel
- The Control Panel window will appear; click Network and Internet.
- Click Network and Sharing Center.
- Along the left of the Networking and Sharing Center window are several Task links; click
Manage Network Connections.
- In the Network Connections window, locate your Local Area Connection icon and right-click it.
- Click Properties. (Note: Windows needs your
permission to continue.)
- The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Click
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then Properties button.
- The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window will appear. Click on
Use the following IP address and fill in the IP
address, Subnet mask and Default gateway fields with the configuration
for your specific jack. Contact the IT Service Center if you need help
with this step.
- Click on Use the following DNS server addresses and fill in the preferred DNS server as:
128.8.76.2 and the Alternate DNS server as: 128.8.74.2.
- Click the Advanced button.
- Click the DNS tab. With the DNS opened, make sure you UNCHECK Register this connection's addresses in
DNS. All other settings stay the same.
- Click the WINS tab.
- Under the WINS tab, make sure Enable LMHOSTS lookup is checked and that Default is checked under the
NetBIOS setting.
- Click the OK button
on the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
- Click the OK button on the Local Area Connection Properties window.
If you have questions please call the OIT Help Desk.
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