| Step 1: What Is
Winipcfg? |
 |
Winipcfg.exe is a graphical utility that displays all of the systems TCP/IP configuration parameters and enables you to manage the system's DHCP client. If you are using DHCP on your network, Winipcfg is the only way to see what settings have been allocated to a given system. In cases where problems occur, such as duplicate IP addresses on your network, you can also use Winipcfg as a quick and easy means of checking the address and other settings that the system is using. |
|
| Step 2: Launching Winipcfg.exe |
|
Although Windows 98 installs Winipcfg.exe on the computer with the operating system by default, it does not create a shortcut to the program in the Start menu. To run it, you must select Run from the Start menu, type winipcfg in the Open box, and click the OK button to launch the program. |
|
| Step 3: Viewing TCP/IP Settings |
|
When you first run the program, Winipcfg displays a small dialog box containing basic information such as the hardware address of the network adapter and the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the system. If your system has more than one network adapter in it (either in the form of two NICs or one NIC and a DUN modem adapter), then you can select the adapter for which you want to view settings. |
|
| Step 4: Displaying More Info |
|
Click the More Info button to expand the Winipcfg screen and display more detailed information about the TCP/IP client, including the DNS servers that the system is using, the node type, and the DHCP and WINS servers, if any. |
|
| Step 5: Managing the DHCP Client |
|
If the system has obtained its TCP/IP settings from a DHCP server, you can use Winipcfg to release the current settings by relinquishing them back to the server or renew the settings by re-establishing the lease with the server. |
|
If you do not get a reply, your network configuration, modem, ethernet card, or cabling is probably at fault | - Triple check all your network settings. You can run WINIPCFG to get a graphic of your TCP/IP settings.
- Click on the More Info tab to bring up a screen similar to the one below.
- Make sure your Dial-Up Network settings are all correct. It is easy to miss an item.
- Make sure your modem can dial using another program such as Hyperterminal
- If you have a network adapter, make sure that the adapter is set up correctly and that Windows95 is using the same configuration. Also make sure there are no conflicts with other devices. You can check this through the Device Manager.
- Also check to see if any link status lights on your adapter are lit.
- If you are on a local lan, see if you can use another known working computer's network drop and cabling
- Make sure your WINSOCK.DLL and WSOCK32.DLL are the Windows95 versions and are only in the Windows and System directories respectively. Other programs can write over these or put their own versions on the hard drive
|
|
winipcfg is a utility that will aid in troubleshooting
your ResNet connection if it stops working. This document describes
how to access and use it. In steps 4 and 5 below you can run your
mouse over the images to get more information about each part
of the winipcfg utility. A text only version
is also available.
|
Go to the start menu and click 'Run...'.
|
|
|
Type 'winipcfg'
in the 'Open' box and then click 'OK.'
|
|
|
Select your Ethernet adapter from the drop down menu.
This is the most important step. The information provided
in the IP Configuration screen relates to the selected Ethernet
adapter. You may have several adapters to choose from --
a PPP Adapter, AOL Adapter, AOL Dial-Up Adapter, etc. In
the list will also be your Ethernet adapter. In the image
to the right, the Ethernet adapter is the Intel 82557-based
Integrated Fast Ethernet Adapter. If your Ethernet adapter
is not in the list then either your Ethernet adapter is
not installed or the TCP/IP protocol is not bound to it.
You can contact ResNet for
more help with this.
The entry in the list will vary depending
on the type of adapter you have. For example, if you have
a 3Com adapter it may have '3Com 90x Ethernet Adapter' as
a choice. Sometimes the proper adapter to choose has a name
related to the type of driver it is using, rather than the
brand of the adapter itself (e.g. Novell 2000 adapter).
|
|
|
Once you have chosen your Ethernet adapter
the IP Configuration screen will change to give you the
information for that adapter. Mouse over any part of the
image below for more information on a particular part of
the IP Configuration window.
When your ResNet connection is
working properly, you should have an IP address of 152.7.xx.xxx,
as shown in the picture below. If you are getting an address
of 169.254.x.x or 0.0.0.0 then your connection is not working.
Sometimes your connection won't be working but you will
still have a valid IP address (152.7.xx.xxx).
If you are having trouble with
your connection, try clicking on "Release."
Then click on "Renew." This will attempt
to get new information from the ResNet DHCP server. If you
get a valid IP address after clicking 'Renew,' click 'OK.'
Then try connecting to the Internet. If that doesn't work,
try restarting your machine and then connecting.
If when you click 'Renew'
you don't get a valid IP address, there is some other problem.
You can contact ResNet to
get more assistance.
|
|
One of the buttons on the IP Configuration
screen is "More Info >>." When you
click on this you will get more detailed information about
how TCP/IP for your Ethernet adapter is configured. Mouse
over the image below to get more information about what
each part of the IP configuration window is.
|
|
|
|
[http://cmstothemax.com/more_help.htm]
| |
|
