The Windows operating systems use all sorts of network protocols, in the case of Windows XP, the most common network protocol being TCP/IP. This protocol is automatically installed from the moment you get the computer, no matter if we are speaking about a notebook, a netbook or a desktop computer, but if the user wants to use another network protocol, she or she may delete this one. This is widely used and the rest of the protocols that are known are fading away in front of TCP/IP.
Windows XP support another protocol, that is known as IPX/SPX and it provides an unsupported protocol, NetBEUI. If you think of the earlier versions of Windows, which have supported other network protocols such as DLC or Banyan Vines, you should know that these protocols are no longer available. If you want to know more about network protocols, no matter if they are used for Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, the TCP/IP is a sort of a standard in the networking case. The network protocols in your computer can be seen by the users when they are associated to a network connection; in other words all that you have to do is to click on Network Connections (the folder that is available when you enter your computer) and then go to Properties. The site which is my source of inspiration for this article presents the fact that Windows XP has the Internet protocol, also known as IP as the main network protocol.
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Windows XP Protocols (Source: practicallynetworked.com)
In the case of the computer reviewed by practicallynetworked.com, the Internet connection of that computer used the client for Microsoft Networks, used an Internet protocol, the QoS packet scheduler and the file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. By default the TCP/IP is configured by Windows XP to obtain an IP address in an automatic manner. You can set the IP options by yourself so that your computer to be capable of assigning automatically an IP address, or to use a certain IP address that you present to the computer. When you type the IP address, you have to mention the subnet mask and the default gateway as well. There is also some other thing that can be done in an automatic manner, that is to obtain the DNS server address.
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Windows XP Protocols (Source: practicallynetworked.com)
Like in the previous case, you can also use a specific DNS server address, by mentioning the preferred DNS server and the alternate DNS server which can be used by your system when the preferred server is not available.
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