DHCP and Autoconfiguration question

What do these 2 settings mean in the report that comes when I request
ipconfig /all

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

I ask because in one PC the above are the results I get and in the other
they are different.

How does one change these settings in Windows XP?

Thanks

Jeff

Briefly - when setting up a network/internet connection the default protocol
supplied by XP is TCP/IP. Required by TCP/IP are several settings e.g. IP
address, Subnet mask, DNS server address, etc. These settings can be
provided manually (You) or obtained automatically from a DUCHY server ( why
DUCHY enabled on your computer). Now - if a DACHA server is not available
and if "Autoconfiguration" is enabled - XP will assign a private IP address
(169.254.*.* range) to the computer (and others if this is a network) - this
permits computers on a network to communicate with each other - but a
private address cannot access the internet since a "public" address is
required (usually provided by the ISP, your router, etc.)

Oops - sorry - just realized I did not address two other con cerns you
express. Results related to another PC would be dependent upon the
relationship, if any, between the two (ICS?). To verify, or change the
settings: Right click the connection>properties>high- light TCP/IP>select
properties - note the general and alternate configuration tabs.

BTW - Happy New Year