Sooner or later you will need to connect your computer to a network or connect devices in your home. Firstly, this must be done in order to provide access to the World Wide Web. Secondly, when there are several computers in one apartment or house, it is very useful to combine them together. The necessary data will be accessible from any machine, and network games will also be available. In order to do this, you must enter the appropriate parameters. Which ones - you will find out now.
Setting up a local network connection in Windows 7 is carried out using the control panel of this operating system. It allows you to configure an existing connection, as well as join the necessary network, which can be either home or worldwide. In Windows 7, a LAN connection is practically the same as the same procedure in the previous Windows. The main differences are only in the interface.
I draw your attention to the fact that IPv6 has been added to the IPv4 protocol. It gavethe ability to significantly expand the range of applicable IP addresses. True, such a Windows 7 LAN connection is not used yet. Yes, and providers are not particularly striving for this.
So, let's start setting up. Press the familiar "Start" button, which will open the main menu. We find there "Control Panel" and run. When the settings window opens, select the way to view the content, which is called "Category". Find the "Network and Internet" section, in which you will need to select the tab for viewing and the status of the network and tasks. This will enable the computer to display the center responsible for managing your networks, as well as sharing. It contains the necessary information about existing connections. And thanks to him, you can create your own.
At the very top of this window is a map of the existing connection. In order to create a new Windows 7 LAN connection, you need to select change adapter settings in the center window. After this procedure, a window will open where you will need to right-click on the connection icon with your manipulator. When you see the context menu, you should select properties.
After you do this, the "Windows 7 Local Area Connection" window will appear. We call the properties again, where you need to check the box next to TCP / IPv4. Then select "Properties" and fill in the fields with the values specified in the contract with the provider or the IT service. But these parameters can be omitted. In that case, youreceive automatically.
After all this, confirm your settings by pressing the "OK" button. Next, we need to make sure that our connection is properly configured and functioning. To do this, we open network connections. When they open, right-click on the icon, whose name is "Windows 7 Local Area Connection" - and in the context menu you go to the "Status" item.
In the window that appears, pay attention to its lower half. There will be two groups of values under the inscriptions "Sent" and "Accepted". Your connection is functioning normally when these values change almost constantly. If they stand still or only one of them changes, this indicates that something has been done wrong. Go back to the very first point and double-check all your actions. Most likely, somewhere a mistake was made that needs to be corrected.
Now you know how to connect your device to a new network, as well as create your own.
