233.187.99
Now, if you get a reply from 64.233.187.99, but no reply when you ping a
host name, like this:
ping google.com
it means that your DNS nameservers??”the machines at your ISP that translate
host names to their IP addresses and back??”are misconfigured or possibly
down. In this case, follow the steps in ???Troubleshoot Network
Connections,??? earlier in this chapter, to enter the correct DNS addresses.
Internet Me
Connecting to the Web is much easier than it used to be, so much so that Windows
basically takes this for granted. In fact, I??™m going to make this really easy
for you: if you have broadband (typically via DSL or cable), and you??™re not
using a router, get one right now and hook it up. Once you set up your router
(see ???Set Up a Wireless Router,??? earlier in this chapter), connect your Vista PC
to the router either wirelessly or with a cable, and you??™re online. That??™s it.
Now, if have broadband but you can??™t use a router for some reason, or if
you??™re (gasp) still using dial-up, then you need to configure Vista to connect
to the Internet for you. Of course, the procedure depends on the type of
connection you??™re setting up:
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Networking and
Internet
Broadband with a static IP address
Follow the steps in ???Troubleshoot Network Connections,??? earlier in
this chapter, to set up your Ethernet adapter to use your Internet connection??™s
static IP address.
Broadband with a username and password (PPPoE)
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is used to establish temporary,
dynamic-IP connections over high-speed Internet connections.
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