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Setting up Windows 2000/XP to use the new DNS servers


Notice


This change only affects you if your previous DNS server addresses include any of the following:

 

  • 128.135.4.2
  • 128.135.20.100
  • 128.135.72.200
  • 128.135.228.2
  • 128.135.12.73

Windows XP

  1. Go to Start → Control Panel (or Start → Settings → Control Panel).
  2. Go to Network Connections (or Network and Internet Connection → Network Connections).
  3. Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties from the popup menu.
  4. Make sure you are on the General tab.
  5. Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties button
    IP general page
    • Note: if "Obtain an IP address automatically" is selected then you should select "Obtain DNS server address automatically" and not enter the numbers above.
  6. Enter 128.135.247.50 and 128.135.249.50 for your Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server. It doesn't matter which order you enter them in.
    IP general page
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click Close.
  9. You can close the Control Panel by clicking on the red x in the upper right corner.

Windows 2000

Note: Windows 2000 is no longer supported. This guide is provided as-is.

  1. Go to Start → Settings → Control Panel → Network Connections
  2. Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties from the popup menu.
  3. Make sure you are on the General tab.
  4. Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties button.
    • Note: If "Obtain an IP address automatically" is selected then you should select "Obtain DNS server address automatically" and not enter the numbers below.
  5. Enter 128.135.247.50 and 128.135.249.50 for your Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server. It doesn't matter which order you enter them in.
    IP general page
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Close.
  8. You can close the Control Panel by clicking on the red x in the upper right corner.
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Last updated: 7/17/08