Setting a Computer Name
To connect to URHnet, your computer needs to have a unique name assigned to it. To assign your computer's name, start by opening your Start menu. Right-click on My Computer and select Properties:
Select the tab labeled Computer Name and click the button labeled Change...:
Enter a unique name into the box labeled Computer Name. Note: Do not use "unique_name" as in the example...make up one of your own! Make sure that the Workgroup button is selected, and enter RSCNT into the box:
Click OK in both open windows to complete the name change.
Configuring TCP/IP
To configure Windows to work correctly on URHnet, begin by selecting Control Panel from your Start menu:
If your Control Panel is in Category View (see below), click on Network and Internet Connections. If your Control Panel is not in Category View, skip to the instructions for classic view.
In the screen that appears, click on Network Connections. Skip the next step.
If your Control Panel is in Classic View (see below), open the Network Connections control panel.
You should now see a window similar to the picture below. Right-click on the icon marked Local Area Connection and select Properties from the menu that appears.
In the window that appears, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties:
In the window that appears, make sure that both Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically are selected. Then, press the OK button in both open windows to complete the configuration:
If, after following the steps above, you cannot get a connection to URHnet, see our help pages.
Releasing and Renewing your IP address
- Click on the Start button, then Run.
- Type cmd
- At the DOS command prompt, type ipconfig /release then hit enter to release your IP
- Then type in ipconfig /renew to renew it. If you get an error try running Winsock Fix.
- Type ipconfig /all to check your new IP address. It should be of the form 130.126.XX.XX, where XX are numbers between 0 and 255. If that's not also try running Winsock Fix.