How to Set Up a Home Network

Written by Josh Lyon

Monday, 26 March 2007 12:26

How to set-up a Home Network:

IP Settings:

Click Start and choose Control Panel
Click Network and Internet Connections
Choose Network Connections
Right-click the Local Area Connection and choose Properties
Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button
Tick: Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
Click OK to close the box, then OK on the next to apply the setting.
Configure the workgroup settings per the next section.

Note: If you have a My Network Places icon somewhere, you can right-click it and choose properties in substitution of the first three steps

Workgroup and Computer Name Settings:

Click Start then right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
(This can be done if you have the icon on your desktop also)
Choose the Computer Name tab and click the Change button
Under Member of: tick the Workgroup option and type in a network name, or leave it as the default.
(Keep in mind, for your computers to see each other on the network, the workgroup names must all be identical)
Click OK to apply the settings, then OK again to close the remaining box.
You're Finished!

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Comments (3)

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Great "how to" article! thanks a bunch!

Steven Gardner , November 25, 2007

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My work laptop is on my work's network i.e. when i go to My Computer-> Properties-> Computer Name-> Change it has my work's domain in the Domain text box. I want to use this on my home network however i dont want to lose the domain as I need this for work. Is there anything I can do? Thanks

anon , January 18, 2009