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15-4 Chapter 15 Configuring Network and Internet Connections
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Figure 15-1 The Network Connections window shows LAN and dial-up connections.
Configuring a LAN Connection
Much of the configuration of a LAN connection happens in the Network Connections
window. Right-clicking a particular connection provides a shortcut menu with commands
for working with the connection.
How to View the Status of a Connection
To view the current status of a connection, right-click the connection, and then click
Status. This action opens the Local Area Connection Status dialog box. The General tab
of this dialog box (see Figure 15-2) shows the connection status and the activity on the
connection since it was last enabled (the number of data packets sent and received
over the connection).
The Support tab of the Local Area Connection Status dialog box (see Figure 15-3)
shows you the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) configuration
information (Internet Protocol [IP] address, subnet mask, and so on) for the connection.
Click Details to view extended TCP/IP information, including the physical address
of the network adapter, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and lease
information, and Domain Name System (DNS) server addresses.
Tip As you learned in Chapter 13, “Supporting TCP/IP,” you can also view the TCP/IP information
for connections using the ipconfig command-line utility. The advantage of using ipconfig is
that by typing ipconfig /all at the command prompt, you can view information for all connections
on the computer at once. See Chapter 13 for more information on using this command.