How to change the IP address on the computer

Changing the IP address on a computer is a way for us to fix some network errors such as exclamation mark, speed up the network or access blocked websites. Changing the IP address on a computer is very simple and quite basic but not every common user knows how to do it. The following article TipsMake.com will guide you how to change the IP address for a computer with just a few simple steps, please refer.

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Step 1: Open the Run dialog box, then type the command ncpa.cpl and press Enter

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Step 2 : A new window will appear, you will see the internet connection appears, right click on the connection you are using (the connection with the red x sign is not available) and select Properties.

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Step 3 : A new window will appear, double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4)

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And now in this window we can change the IP address easily

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We have two options:

1. Obtain an IP address automatically : DHCP mode (Dynamic IP) The computer will automatically generate an IP range for you and not fixed.
2. User the following IP address : Set the IP manually - Static IP mode.

To set a static IP, please select User the following IP address then proceed to change the IP address in the 3 boxes below.

1. IP address : 192.168.xy
2. Subnet mark : 255.255.255.0
3. Defaul Gateway: 192.168.x.1

For example, the picture below my ip address is as follows:

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To know exactly what the network's Default gateway is, you can open a command prompt and type ipconfig and press Enter, and you'll see information about your network, including the Default gateway.

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In addition, you can change your computer's DNS by entering the Google DNS as shown below to increase network speed and access blocked websites:

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So with just a few simple steps, we were able to change the computer's IP address and DNS to speed up and fix some network core issues, thank you for watching. Good luck!