Revision as of 14:36, 15 December 2020

Registering MAC address for DHCP

Navigate to https://caas.nis.vt.edu/dhcptool/
Login with your PID/Password/2Factor
Click Register MAC Address
Input the MAC Address, and any comments you want to include (such as something to help you remember which system it was in the case of multiple registrations)
- If you don't know what your MAC address is See the section below Finding your MAC Address
Click the Register Button

Your system will now have Access to the internet through the VT DHCP service, that will work on most active network ports.

Open command Prompt (Type CMD in the search bar)
Type ipconfig /all in the command prompt window
Scroll up to the section titled Ethernet adapter Ethernet and look for the line labeled Physical Address

Static IP's are only needed for systems which you will be connecting to remotely.

To request a static IP please contact techstaff@cs.vt.edu with the following information:

Example CS Tag:

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 * Click Register MAC Address
 * Input the MAC Address, and any comments you want to include (such as something to help you remember which system it was in the case of multiple registrations)
+** If you don't know what your MAC address is See the section below '''Finding your MAC Address'''
 * Click the Register Button
 Your system will now have Access to the internet through the VT DHCP service, that will work on most active network ports.
 =Finding your MAC Address=
 ==Windows==