The Settings App- Ciscco Wired Host Networking

To find and verify the network configuration in Windows 11 using the graphical user interface (GUI), open the Settings app and the Network & Internet section. A host may have several interfaces; you must select an individual interface to find its addresses and other information. Figure 4-1 illustrates the Network & internet section for a wired (Ethernet) interface.

Figure 4-1 Network Section of the Windows 11 Settings App Several lines are of interest here:

• IP assignment: Indicates whether the host’s address was assigned manually or through DHCP.

• DNS server assignment: Indicates whether the host’s DNS server address was assigned manually or through DHCP.

• Link speed: Indicates the speed of the physical connection. Chapter 9, “Bandwidth, Delay, and Jitter, ” will consider bandwidth in more detail.

• Link-local IPv6 address: Computed as described in Chapter 3, “Routing and Switching.”

• IPv4 address: Indicates the IPv4 address assigned to the Ethernet interface.

• IPv4 DNS servers: DNS servers used to translate (resolve) domain names to IPv4 addresses.

• Physical address (MAC): Indicates the physical address assigned to the interface by the manufacturer.

There are several lines with an Edit button to their right.

Clicking the button to the right of IP assignment will allow you to manually assign an IP address rather than depending on a DHCP server. Once you have selected manual, rather than DHCP, assignment, you can change the IPv4 address field.