Release and renew the ip configuration – WatchGuard Technologies SOHO User Manual

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Configuring Your External Network

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Release and renew the IP configuration

Regardless of what type of addressing your computer used
originally, it will now obtain this information from the SOHO
using DHCP. To enable your computer to receive this information
from the SOHO, you must force it to release and renew its IP
configuration information.
From your computer desktop:

1

Click

Start

=>

Programs

=>

Command Prompt

.

2

At the C:\ prompt, type

winipcfg

. Press Enter.

The IP Configuration dialog box appears.

3

Verify that the information is displayed for "Ethernet Adapter,"
not for "PPP Adapter," which applies to a dial-up telephone
modem.

4

Click the

Release

button. Then click the

Renew

button.

Your IP Configuration should look similar to the image below. The values

in the IP Configuration dialog box were obtained from the SOHO itself.

The IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway entries must be

completed and have the values displayed for address sharing to work as in

the example below.

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