Cable Modem DNS Configuration for Microsoft Windows XP
To begin, Click Start/Control Panel to open the Control Panel.
If your Control Panel is displayed in Classic View as in Figure 1,
locate and double click the Network Connections icon and proceed to
Step 1. If your Control Panel is displayed in Category View as in Figure 2,
locate and click Network and Internet Connections then click Network
Connections as in Figure 3.
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Figure2 |
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Step 1
Locate the icon labeled Local Area Connection. Using your RIGHT mouse button,
click one time on this icon and select properties as shown below.
Step 2
Click to highlight the item Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click properties as shown below.
Step 3
Click to turn on the option Use the following DNS server addresses:. Locate the text box
Preferred DNS server and enter the address 204.116.57.2 as shown below. Repeat this by entering
the address 206.74.254.2 in the Alternate DNS server text box.
Procedure Complete
To save these settings, click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties box then
click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties box. The new changes should now be
in affect.
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