You work for a small city IT department and you are configur

You work for a small city IT department and you are configuring a Windows XP Professional computer for a new hire in the office. You’ve attached the patch cable to the computer’s NIC port and noticed that the indicator light on the NIC is flashing. Now you need to make sure the computer can receive IP address information dynamically from the DHCP server on the local segment of the network. How do you configure this?

A. In the Control Panel, open Network Connections, right-click Local Area Connection, and select Properties; on the Local Area Connection Properties box, select Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click Properties.

B. In the Control Panel, open Network Connections, right-click Local Area Connection, and select Properties; on the Local Area Connection Properties box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

C. In the Control Panel, open Network Connections, right-click Local Area Connection and select Status, select the Support tab, and then select Details.

D. In the Control Panel, open Network Connections, right-click Local Area Connection and select Status, select the General tab, and then select Details.

Solution

B. On the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties box, select Obtain an IP Address Automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically to have addressing information assigned dynamically to the computer via the DHCP server. You can also configure static IP address information manually on this box.