1. Click on the Start button. Select Settings..., then Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel folder, double-click on Network.
3. The next window will have a tab at the top named Configuration. Below, a box will list the network components that are installed on your computer. Double-click on TCP/IP. You may have to scroll down to see it.
4. A window titled TCP/IP Properties will open. It will have a set of tabs at the top. The first tab is named IP address. Select the choice Obtain an IP address automatically.
5. Change to the WINS Configuration tab. Select Use DHCP for WINS Resolution.
6. Change to the Gateway tab. Make sure there are no gateways listed. If there are, select them, then press the Remove button.
7. Change to the DNS Configuration tab. Select Enable DNS. In the Host box, enter your PeRKInet username. It's listed on page 2 of this manual, and is also written on a sticker that's attached to the back of your cable modem. In the Domain box, enter northcoast.com. In the DNS Server Search Order box, enter 208.25.112.20, then press the Add button. That number will appear in the box below. Then enter 208.25.112.1 and press the Add button again. In the Domain Suffix Search Order box, enter northcoast.com and click the Add button.
8. Click on OK, then on OK again on the next screen. It will ask to restart your computer. Tell it Yes to restart.
9. Your computer is now configured to use PeRKInet.

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