Renewing IP Address

Renewing IP address is a task that becomes necessary sometimes in order to sustain Internet connectivity. The IP address of a machine is like a unique signature code and it performs various functions for the benefit of the machine. But many times the IP (Internet Protocol) address gets obsolete, and renewing IP address is the only solution.

Calling up customer care centers usually leads to no solutions, and they will often fail to tell you that the problem could be as easy as renewing your IP address. So, if you know how to do this yourself, try it out as it may make all the difference. Whenever you connect to a webpage and you see the error message 'Page not found', it is advisable to try renewing IP address before any other solution.

It may sound like a complicated task, but renewing your IP address could not get any simpler. All you need to do is follow a few basic steps and the task will be complete. It is not overly complicated and it is not something that technologically challenged people can't handle. So here are some simple steps on how to go about renewing IP address.

Renewing Your IP Address
Follow this simple step by step guide and renew your IP address in minimal time.

• Go to the 'Start' menu and then click on 'Run'.
• In the box that appears, type in 'cmd' and then click on 'OK'.
• Now type 'ipconfig/release' in the subsequent window, and then hit 'Enter'. This will release your present IP address.
• Now you need to type 'ipconfig/renew' and then hit 'Enter'. This renews your computer's IP address.

This is a very simple process of renewing IP address on Windows XP or Windows Vista, and as you can see, it requires no detailed knowledge about the workings of the computer and takes hardly any time. Anyone can perform this task, and you can do it in a matter of minutes. In most cases your 'webpage not loading or found' problem, or network connection problem, should get solved.

Sometimes you may be required to type in your IP address manually in order to connect to a certain network, especially a wireless one. This is an easy task to do as well, and follow the steps given here for renewing IP address via wireless networks.

• Go to the 'Start' menu and click on 'Control Panel'.
• Now click on 'Network Connections'.
• Right click on the network that you are attempting to connect to and select 'Properties'.
• Select the 'General' tab and scroll down till you find 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)'. Highlight it and now click on 'Properties'.
• Now you can do one of two things. You can either select the check box saying 'Obtain an IP address automatically', or you can select the check box saying 'Use the following IP address'.
• If you choose the latter you can type out the desired IP address.
• If you are choosing this option, you also have to manually type down the Subnet mask, Default gateway, Preferred DNS server and alternate DNS server.

There are many problems that can be solved by renewing IP address, so this is a task that you should know how to carry out properly. If you are hesitant to try it yourself, ask someone to show you how to proceed at first. Once you have seen how to do it, it should not be a problem in the future.