Windows Know-How

    For now it will take 2 to 3 minutes but with some practice you can do this within a minute.

• Click on "Start" in the bottom left corner of the screen.
• Click on "RUN"
• Type in "command" and click OK

      You should be now at MSDOS prompt Screen

• Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and press "enter"
• Type "exit" and leave the prompt
• Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.
• Click on "properties"

     Now you should  be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something  similar to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.

• Click on ''Change adapter settings'' on the left pane
• Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"
• Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab
• Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab
• Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is)
• Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.
• Press the "Ok" button here
• Hit the "Ok" button again

     Now you should be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.

• Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.
• Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings
• This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically"
• Click on "Ok"
• Hit "Ok" again.
• Now you have a New IP address.
 

To know your new IP address,
1. In the system tray, click the network connection icon and select Open Network and Sharing Center.

2. To view the IP address of a wired connection, right-click Local Area Connection, then click on ''status''
To view the IP address of a wireless adapter, right-click Wireless Network Connection (Network Name) and click on ''status''
 3. Click Details... . Your IP address will appear next to "IPv4 Address".