[Ham-Computers] ipconfig.exe won't run

[wf2u at ws19ops.com]

Robert,

Do you just "run" the ipconfig or do you open a command (DOS) window  
and type ipconfig in that?

73, Meir WF2U (IT professional for a living...)
Landrum, SC

Quoting WA5CAB at cs.com:

> Group,
>
> My main computer must have a specific (static) IP address in order for my
> Xerox scan-to-file system to work.  But connection through the router to the
> cable modem requires setting the thing to dynamic.  I achieve this   
> by temporarily
> setting it to static and then back to dynamic whereupon the router gives back
> the correct IP address but as dynamic.  In order to check this I run
> ipconfig.exe.
>
> This morning I finally got around to uninstalling everything Norton (the
> subscription for NIS 2005 is about to expire) and installing McAfee   
> (free from
> Comcast).  After doing that and rebooting the machine several times,  
>  I knew it
> was smart to check the IP address as it probably wasn't correct.    
> But when I try
> to run ipconfig it pops up momentarily and then disappears.  Anyone have any
> suggestions?  OS is W2K (another reason for switching to McAfee -   
> new versions
> of NIS won't run).
>
> Robert Downs - Houston
> <http://www.wa5cab.com> (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
> <wa5cab at cs.com> (Primary email)
> <wa5cab at comcast.net> (Backup email)
>
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