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• Now you should be at the Local Area

Network Connection Status window. This

box displays the connection status, duration,

speed, and activity statistics.

•

Administrator logon access rights are needed

to use this window.

• Click the Properties button to view details

about the connection.

• The TCP/IP details are presented on the

Support tab page.

• Select Internet Protocol

,

and click Properties

to view the configuration information

.

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DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000

Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for Windows 2000 is configured.

TCP/IP should be added by default and set to DHCP without your having to configure it.

However, if there are problems, follow these steps to configure TCP/IP with DHCP for Windows

2000.

• Verify that the Obtain an IP address

automatically radio button is selected.

• Verify that Obtain DNS server address

automatically radio button is selected.

• Click the OK button.

This completes the DHCP configuration of TCP/

IP in Windows XP.

Repeat these steps for each PC with this version

of Windows on your network.

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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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• With Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected,

click 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.