Step 1: Click on “Start” in the bottom left hand corner of screen
Step 2: Click on “Run”
Step 3: Type in “command” and hit. You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.
Step 4: Type “ipconfig /release” just like that, and hit “enter”
Step 5: Type “exit” and leave the prompt
Step 6: Right-click on “Network Places” or “My Network Places” on your desktop.
Step 7: Click on “properties”. You should now be on a screen with something titled “Local Area Connection”, or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.
Step 8: Right click on “Local Area Connection” and click “properties”
Step 9: Double-click on the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” from the list under the “General” tab
Step 10: Click on “Use the following IP address” under the “General” tab
Step 11: Create an IP address (It doesn’t matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).
Step 12: Press “Tab” and it should automatically fill in the “Subnet Mask” section with default numbers.
Step 13: Hit the “Ok” button here
Step 14: Hit the “Ok” button again. You should now be back to the “Local Area Connection” screen.
Step 15: Right-click back on “Local Area Connection” and go to properties again.
Step 16: Go back to the “TCP/IP” settings
Step 17: This time, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”.
Step 18: Hit “Ok”
Step 19: Hit “Ok” again
Step 20: You now have a new IP address
Very true! Makes a change to see sooenme spell it out like that.