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Configure Windows XP for DHCP Use the following steps to configure a computer running Windows XP to be a DHCP client. 
1.  From the  Start menu on your desktop, go to  Settings, then click on  Network Connections . 
 
2.   In the  Network Connections  window, right-click on  LAN (Local Area Connection), 
then click  Properties .  

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In the 
General  tab of the  Local Area Connection Properties  menu, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)  under 
“This connection uses the following items:” by clicking on it once. Click on the  Properties button.   
 
 
1.  Select “Obtain an IP address automatically”  by clicking once in the circle. Click the OK button.   
 
 
 
 
 
Your computer is now ready to  use the Router’s DHCP server. 
  

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Windows 2000 First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it: 
1.  In the  Windows  task bar, click the  Start button, point to  Settings, and then click  Control Panel. 
2.   Double-click the  Network and Dial-up Connections  icon. 
3.   In the  Network and Dial-up Connections  window, right-click the Local Area Connection  icon, and then select Properties. 
4.   The  Local Area Connection Properties  dialog box...

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Windows 95 and Windows 98 First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it: 
1.  In the  Windows  task bar, click the  Start button, point to  Settings, and then click  Control Panel. Double-click the  Network icon. 
2.   The  Network  dialog box displays with a list of currently installed network components. If the list includes TCP/IP, and then the protocol  has already been enabled, 
skip to  Configure IP...

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  The  Network Properties  dialog box displays with a list of currently installed network components. If the list includes Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), th en the protocol 
has already been enabled. Skip ahead to  Configure Windows ME for DHCP. 
5.   If Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) does not display as an installed component, click  Add. 
6.   In the  Select Network Component Type  dialog box, select Protocol, and then click  Add....

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  After all files are installed, a  window displays to inform you that a TCP/IP service called DHCP can be set up to dynamically a ssign IP information. 
8.   Click  Yes to continue, and then click  OK if prompted to restart your computer. 
 
Configure Windows NT 4.0 for DHCP 
1.   Open the  Control Panel  window, and then double-click the  Network icon. 
2.   In the  Network  dialog box, click the  Protocols tab. 
3.   In the...

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