Changing DNS Settings - Windows XP

  1. Left-click "Start" at the lower left corner of the screen.
  2. Left-click "Control Panel." (A new window will appear.)
  3. Double-click "Network Connections." (A new window will appear with icons showing all of your active network connections.)
  4. Right-click "Local Area Connection." (This opens up a small drop menu.)
  5. Click "Properties." (A third new window will appear.)
  6. In the center of this window, you will see a small window with checkboxes on its left and a scroll bar on its right.
    Scroll down to the bottom of this small window until you see "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", then left-click that line to highlight it.
  7. After highlighting "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", left-click the "Properties" button right below the small window.
    (This will open another window.)
  8. Do not change any settings in the top half of this window (regarding IP addressing).
    Instead, click the button next to "Use the following DNS server addresses" in the bottom half of the window.
  9. Within the boxes below, enter the following:
    Primary DNS:  206.168.44.12
    Alternate DNS: 156.154.70.7

  10. Click "OK" to close the window, then "OK" again to close the connection status window.

You may now close out any additional windows. Start your Web browser and ensure that Web pages load properly!

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