This page describes how to setup Windows XP for DSL via DHCP Note: This setup is not recomended for a computer being used as a file server
- Go to the Start Orb and click Control Panel. In the control panel click Network and Internet:
- Now click on Network and Sharing Center:
- In the Network and Sharing Center look along the left pane and click Manage Network Connections:
- This will bring up a window with your Network Connections right click on Loacl Area Connection and select Properties:
- You now will see the Network Adapter properties window that will have all the protocols and services attached to that network adapter. select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) from the list of protocols and click Properties:
- In the Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties, check "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" and click OK.