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than others? Part of the blame could lie with how many hops away your

connection is from the target server. You can use tracert/traceroute to run

a quick check of how many hops it takes to get to somewhere on a

network, so try this!

1. Run tracert or traceroute on some known source, such as

www.microsoft.com or www.totalsem.com. How many hops did it

take? Did your tracert/traceroute time out or make it all the way to

the server?

2. Try a tracert/traceroute to a local address. If you’re in a university

town, run a tracert or traceroute on the campus Web site, such as

www.rice.edu for folks in Houston, or www.ucla.edu for those of

you in Los Angeles. Did you get fewer hops with a local site?

Configuring TCP/IP

By default, TCP/IP is configured to receive an IP address automatically from

a DHCP server on the network (and automatically assign a corresponding

subnet mask). As far as the CompTIA A+ certification exams are concerned,

Network+ techs and administrators give you the IP address, subnet mask, and

default gateway information and you plug them into the PC. Occasionally,

you might need to configure an alternative IP address in Windows, either for

the computer or for something upstream, like the DNS server. Here’s how to

do it manually:

1. In Windows, open the Control Panel and go to the Network and

Sharing Center applet. Click Change adapter settings. After that,

double-click the Local Area Network icon.

2. Click the Properties button, highlight Internet Protocol Version 4

(TCP/IPv4), and click the Properties button.

3. In the Properties dialog box (see Figure 19-13), click the radio button

next to Use the following IP address.

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