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• Click on the
My Network Places
icon on the Windows desktop. This will bring up a window
called Network and Dial-up Connections.
• Right click on
Local Area Connection
and select
Properties
.
• The
Local Area Connection Properties
dialog box appears.
• Verify that you have the correct Ethernet
card selected in the
Connect using:
box.
• Verify that at least the following two items
are displayed and selected in the box of
“Components checked are used by this
connection:”
•
Client for Microsoft Networks and
•
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
• Click
OK
.
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Preparing Your Network
• With Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected,
click on
Properties
to open the Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialogue box.
• Verify that
•
Obtain an IP address automatically
is
selected.
•
Obtain DNS server address
automatically
is selected.
• Click
OK
to return to Local Area
Connection Properties.
• Click
OK
again to complete the
configuration process for Windows 2000.
Restart the PC.
Repeat these steps for each PC with this version
of Windows on your network.
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DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4
Once you have installed the network card, you need to configure the TCP/IP environment for
Windows NT 4.0. Follow this procedure to configure TCP/IP with DHCP in Windows NT 4.0.
• Choose
Settings
from the Start Menu, and then select
Control Panel
.
This will display Control Panel window.
• Double-click the
Network
icon in the
Control Panel window.
The Network panel will display.
• Select the
Protocols
tab to continue.
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• Highlight the
TCP/IP Protocol
in the
Network Protocols
box, and click on the
Properties
button.
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Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4
To check your PC’s TCP/IP configuration:
1.
On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
The Run window opens.
2.
Type
cmd
and then click OK.
A command window opens
3.
Type
ipconfig /all
Your IP Configuration information will be listed, and should match the values below if you are
using the default TCP/IP settings that NETGEAR recommends for connecting through a
router or gateway:
•
The IP address is between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254
•
The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
• The
TCP/IP Properties
dialog box now
displays.
• Click the
IP Address
tab
.
•
Select the radio button marked
Obtain an IP
address from a DHCP server.
• Click
OK
.
This completes the configuration
of TCP/IP in Windows NT.
Restart the PC.
Repeat these steps for each PC with this version
of Windows on your network.
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