Type

Apply Network Settings

Name

The name to be assigned to the network connection.

Obtain an IP address automatically

When selected, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used to obtain the required Internet Protocol (IP) configuration settings for the network connection. This is the default selection.

Use the following IP address

When selected, you can provide one or more IP address and subnet mask combinations in addition to gateways that will be assigned to the network connection.

Obtain a Domain Name System (DNS) server automatically

When selected, DHCP is used to obtain the required IP configuration settings for the network connection. This is the default selection.

Use the following DNS servers

When selected, you can provide one or more DNS server IP addresses that will be assigned to the network connection.

DNS Suffix

The DNS suffix that will be applied to all network connections that use TCP/IP.

Register this connection’s address in DNS

Specifies that the computer will attempt dynamic registration of the IP addresses (through DNS) of this connection with the full computer name of this computer.

Use this connection’s DNS suffix in DNS registration

Specifies whether DNS dynamic update is used to register the IP addresses and the connection-specific domain name of this connection.

WINS server addresses

You can provide one or more Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server IP addresses that will be assigned to the network connection.

Enable LMHOSTS lookup

Specifies whether a local area network (LAN) Manager Hosts (LMHOSTS) file for network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) name resolution is used.

Default

Specifies whether this network connection obtains the setting to enable or disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) from a DHCP server. This is the default selection.

Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP

Specifies that this network connection uses NetBT and WINS.

Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP

Specifies that this network connection does not use NetBT and WINS.