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Innovative's Guide Library!
Stuck setting up a server? Feeling fed up?
Okay, this guide will help people connect to themselves.
Step One -
Go to Control Panel
If it is in Simple View, change it to Category View.
Then go to "Printers and Other Hardware"
Step Two -
On the left hand side, there should be a link named
"Add Hardware"
Select it.
Click Next and let it search.
Select "Yes, I have already connected the hardware"
Press Next
Scroll down to the bottom and select "Add a new hardware device"
Press Next
Select "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)"
Press Next
Select "Network Adapters"
Press Next
Under "Manufacturer" select Microsoft
Under "Network Adapter" select "Microsoft Loopback Adapter"
Press Next and Next again to start installing.
Step Three -
Go to your desktop, right click and go to: New > Shortcut
In the box prompt type "cmd" and press Enter twice.
Double click the icon that you have just made, it should pop-up with a black box.
In the black box type "ipconfig" - Write all of these values and numbers down on a piece of paper somewhere.
Step Four -
After installation you need to configure the network.
Go to: Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections
Select and right click the newly made Network and select properties.
Highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and press Properties.
Select "Use the following IP address" and fill in your information.
Except for your IP Address, use your WAN IP.
After doing so, press okay and now you should be able to connect to yourself.
Innovative's Guide Library!
Stuck setting up a server? Feeling fed up?
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Okay, this guide will help people connect to themselves.
Step One -
Go to Control Panel
If it is in Simple View, change it to Category View.
Then go to "Printers and Other Hardware"
Step Two -
On the left hand side, there should be a link named
"Add Hardware"
Select it.
Click Next and let it search.
Select "Yes, I have already connected the hardware"
Press Next
Scroll down to the bottom and select "Add a new hardware device"
Press Next
Select "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)"
Press Next
Select "Network Adapters"
Press Next
Under "Manufacturer" select Microsoft
Under "Network Adapter" select "Microsoft Loopback Adapter"
Press Next and Next again to start installing.
Step Three -
Go to your desktop, right click and go to: New > Shortcut
In the box prompt type "cmd" and press Enter twice.
Double click the icon that you have just made, it should pop-up with a black box.
In the black box type "ipconfig" - Write all of these values and numbers down on a piece of paper somewhere.
Step Four -
After installation you need to configure the network.
Go to: Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections
Select and right click the newly made Network and select properties.
Highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and press Properties.
Select "Use the following IP address" and fill in your information.
Except for your IP Address, use your WAN IP.
After doing so, press okay and now you should be able to connect to yourself.
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