There may arrive a time when you are setting up your network that you may require to release and renovate your IP address so as to obtain a new one from your DHCP allowed device. for instance if you just mounted a DSL/Cable router and utilize DHCP from the router to acquire an IP Address you may necessitate to introduce the IP address from your internet provider to get a new one from your router.

To do this process does the following:

1. Click on Start.

2. Then click Run.

3. Type winipcfg in the box and click Ok. A window will then emerge on the screen. The IP Address field shows the existing IP address for the default network adapter.

4. If the computer is holding a current IP address, click the Release button to have it let depart of this address.

5. Then click the Renew button to acquire a new IP address.