Vista - IP Address help! Home Premium

Ok i need some help, with changing my IP Address.
Details; i'm with Virgin media broadband i'm using a cable modem..
and i've read how to change it; Via the
Network > Manage network connections > Porperties...
Doesnt work it tells you...
"Obatain and IP address automatically."
But mine is already set to that...
and with the
"Use this IP address." option i don't know what to put in,
for the simple fact i wouldnt want to put in an invalid IP...
Please somebody help!

Hi Whiteley,
Did you already have a connection or are you setting it up?
Can you give us some more information.
Run the command prompt console and type in: ipconfig /all
Copy/past the result.

set the IP Version to 4 vista might end up using the IPV6 follow the steps below :

1. Open Network Connections by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Network and Internet, clicking Network and Sharing Center, and then clicking Manage network connections.

2. Right-click the connection that you want to change, and then click Properties. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

3. Click the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, click Internet Protocol Version 4

Hi yep here it is!

C:\Users\Dan>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Dan-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : USB Cable Modem 351000
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-9B-E5-C9-11
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2056:8878:6186:577c%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 81.105.104.19(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 18 May 2008 11:17:48
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 23 May 2008 15:31:13
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 81.105.104.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 62.252.224.28
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218107547
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-25-3D-5E-2B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{FC799986-BA3F-4FF4-9211-96BDBD7A5
E3E}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{54C03730-27C2-48CE-966C-B0874D7D3
780}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::200:5efe:81.105.104.19%12(Preferred
)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:5169:6813::5169:6813(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::30c3:ba:ae96:97ec%11(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
C:\Users\Dan>
Don't know if that helped buddy but you wanted it

hi Whiteley,

If your setting up a new Connection to the internet the configuration shown in your Ip config is the ISPs IP address whihch is correct. Are you able to connect the internet. If your want to have a small home network or such then you need to configure a manual ip.
you could use ferrisits post or. you can go to command propmt and type in the following

netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1

where 192.168.0.100 is the ip address

255.255.255.0 is the subnetmask

192.168.0.1 is the defult gateway.

You need to put the Ip address according to your network i have given only a example

Hope this Helps .

Cheers

Thanks, could you break it down a bit for me?
Like what ferrists said i don't get it..
He wants me to input my own IP...
But will any IP Work?

Well, try with 194.168.4.210 as your ip address
255.255.255.0 as mask
194.168.4.100 as gateway

And dns 1: 194.168.4.100
dns 2: 194.168.8.100

Hi Whiteley,
No you cant use anyip if your connecting to a router your router would have a Ip series it uses you could use a ip from that. If your using a modem that uses a direct link from your ISP then u need to obtain it automaticaly. to get a Ip automaticaly from your ISP do the follwoing in Command Propmpt.
open command propmpt.

copy paste the following Provided that your connection name is Local area connection

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" dhcp

Hope this helps

Cheers !!!

Sorry mate but the automatic is what it's already set to
I just need to know how to change it

Hi Whiteley,

You can change your IP by looking at my previous post. But if you do so like i said you need to know the IP address from your ISP. Normaly ISP s dont give static Ips to users. They used to give it long time back when there were dialup connections. You cant use any ip address beacuse Thoese Ip address wont be valid with your ISP.

Hope this helps..

Cheers