Installing Microsoft Loopback Adapter

Installing Microsoft Loopback Adapter
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Go to the Add Hardware control panel

Click Next on the first wizard screen

When asked if the hardware is connected, select Yes and click Next

In the list of installed hardware, scroll to the bottom and select Add a new hardware device and click Next

Choose the option titled Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) and click Next

In the list of common hardware types, select Network adapters and click Next

In the list of manufacturers, select Microsoft. Then in the list of network adapters, select Microsoft Loopback Adapter and click Next

Click Next one more time to install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter and then press Finish

Now that you have installed the Microsoft Loopback Adapter, you need to configure an IP address for it.

Configuring Microsoft Loopback Adapter
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Go to the Network Connections control panel
Locate the LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that has a Device name of Microsoft Loopback Adapter, right-click on it and choose Properties
Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item and click Properties
Select the option to Use the following IP address and enter 192.168.2.1 for the IP address. This will cause a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 to appear
Click OK to accept the changes and Close to exit the Properties dialog
Now you can disable your current LAN connection and enable your Microsoft Loopback Adapter connection by right-clicking on each connection in the Network Connections control panel and choosing Enable or Disable.