Windows 2003 server add additional IP address

by Vivek Gite · 5 comments

Many new Windows sys admins are not sure about - how to add additional IP address to a Windows 2003 (2000) server. It is easy to add an IP address. J ust follow the instruction mentioned below.

=> Click on Start button

=> Open Cotnrol Panel

=> Open Network connections

=> Select Local Area Connection (for first Ethernet card)

=> Right Click and select Properties

=> Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

=> Now click on Properties button

=> Click on Advanced tab

=> Now you need to add in an IP address section Enter IP details such as IP address, Subnetmask etc

=> Save the changes and go back to Windows server desktop

How do I verifty that new settings are working?

Open command prompt > Click on Start button

=> Select Run

=> Type cmd and press enter

=> Type the following command at DOS prompt:
ipconfig /all

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Luna Hamilton June 14, 2007 at 10:26 am

This one makes sence “One’s first step in wisdom is to kuesstion everything – and one’s last is to come to terms with everything.”

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2 Cid September 27, 2007 at 4:17 pm

So useful, thaks!

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3 SM February 18, 2009 at 3:44 pm

Thanks a bunch !! This was very useful !!

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4 zak June 18, 2009 at 10:22 am

Hi,
I have done this step but if i do want to make each ip address in the block to respond to a particular port that i specify how would that be done.

Thx

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5 Anonymous May 17, 2010 at 4:19 pm

I need to create an Ip address in windows server 2003, but I can’t please helpme

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