Internet Explorer Manual Setup Changes PWS Internet Address

 Last reviewed: August 28, 1997
Article ID: Q161159
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Personal Web Server versions 1.0, 1.0a for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Internet Explorer 3.0 Internet Connection Wizard and choose Manual Setup, your Personal Web Server Internet address may change.

CAUSE

When you enter the user name for your Internet service provider (ISP) in the User Name dialog box, the user name changes the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Domain Name System (DNS) Host setting.

RESOLUTION

Change the DNS Host setting to the appropriate computer name. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  2. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon.

  3. Click to select TCP/IP, and then click Properties.

  4. Click the DNS Configuration tab, and then click Enable DNS.

  5. In the Host box, enter "//<computer name>" (without the quotation marks), where <computer name> is the appropriate computer name.

  6. Click OK twice.

  7. When you are prompted to restart Windows 95, click Yes.

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: mspwsw95 win95 osr2
Additional query words: 95
Keywords : mspwsw95 osr2 win95 kbenv
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: August 28, 1997
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