198 Appendix A Setting up your computer IP addressN0115789— In TCP/IP Gateway Address, type the IP address of the default gatewayin Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number oftransmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box and type ametric in Metric.— Click Add.— Repeat the previous three steps for each default gateway you want to add.— Click OK when finished.7 In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window (the General tab inWindows XP):— Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not knowyour DNS server IP addresses.— If you know your DNS server IP addresses, click Use the following DNSserver addresses, and type them in the Preferred DNS server andAlternate DNS server fields.If you have previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and thenthe DNS tab to order them.Figure 108 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) properties8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
