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was added to the original seven to indicate a DNS name from a country, such

as .uk for the United Kingdom. It’s common to see DNS names such as

www.bbc.co.uk or www.louvre.fr. The Internet Corporation for Assigned

Names and Numbers (ICANN) has added many more domains, including

.name, .biz, .info, .tv, and others.

Entering the IP Information When you’re configuring a computer to

connect to a network, the operating system must provide you an interface to

enter the IP address, the subnet mask, the default gateway, and at least one

DNS server. Let’s review:

• IP address Your computer’s unique address on the network

• Subnet mask Identifies your network ID

• Default gateway IP address on the LAN side of your router

• DNS server Tracks easy-to-remember DNS names for IP addresses

There are two ways to enter IP information on system: statically or

dynamically. Figure 19-5 shows the IP settings dialog box. Here you can

enter the information statically.

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