3. You are the Network Administrator at XYZ Systems. All the computers on the company's network are configured to use static IP addresses. A few hosts are unable to communicate with the server and applications stored in the server. After checking the infrastructure and analyzing the problem using the software tools, you suspect that the issue is with the IP addressing of the host computers. You have to configure the host computers to use dynamic IP addresses instead of static IP addresses. Verify the result after implementing the changes on the host computers.

To resolve the exercise, you need to perform the following tasks:
Change from static to dynamic IPv4 address.
Find the physical address and hostname.


Task 1: Changing from Static to Dynamic IPv4 Address To change from static to dynamic IPv4 address, you need to perform the following steps:
1. Ensure that the Start screen is displayed.
2. Type Control Panel.
3. Press the Enter key. The Control Panel window is displayed.
4. Click the Network and Internet link. The Network and Internet window is displayed.
5. Click the Network and Sharing Center link in the right pane. The Network and Sharing Center window is displayed.
6. Click the Change adapter settings link in the left pane. The Network Connections window is displayed.
7. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then select the Status option from the pop-up menu.
8. Click the Properties button.
9. Double-click the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option under the This connection uses the following items list. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box is displayed.
10. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically options.
11. Click the OK button. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is displayed.
12. Click the OK button. The Local Area Connection Status dialog box is displayed.
13. Click the Details button. The Network Connections Details dialog box is displayed.
14. Verify the IPv4 Address, and then click the Close button. The Local Area Connection Status dialog box is displayed.
15. Click the Close button.
16. Close all the open windows.

Task 2: Finding the Physical Address and Hostname To find the physical address and hostname, you need to
1. Ensure that the Start screen is displayed.
2. Type Control Panel.
3. Press the Enter key. The Control Panel window is displayed.
4. Click the Network and Internet link. The Network and Internet window is displayed.
5. Click the Network and Sharing Center link in the right pane. The Network and Sharing Center window is displayed.
6. Click the Change adapter settings link in the left pane. The Network Connections window is displayed.
7. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then select the Status option from the pop-up menu.
8. Click the Properties button.