On the laptop, open Network Connections, right-click on the LAN
connection, and select Properties.  In the list of checked components,
scroll down to TCP/IP and then click the Properties button.  The laptop
should be set to obtain an address automatically.

  On the router configuration web page (on a machine that has an address,
point the browser at the router's address -- *probably* http://192.168.1.1 --
and make sure that it's enabled to act as a DHCP server, handing out
addresses to local clients.

David Gillett



On 21 Oct 2005 at 6:16, Peggy C wrote:

> I just connected to comcast highspeed internet.  I also am a novice in
> the PC world as far as connecting things.   I cannot get my laptop to
> come online when I connect it to the router.  I have done the cmd
> IPconfig/all  and it says the computer has no IP address,  how do I
> get an IP address for the laptop which is a Compaq presario 900 bought
> in 2003  operating sys is Windows XP with 256RAM my router is Linksys 4
> port hardwired.
> I would appreciate any help I can get   thank you Peggy

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