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Configuring TCP/IP on the Windows NT 4.0 Operating
Systems
To configure TCP/IP on your Windows NT 4.0 PC:
1
Right-click the
Network Neighborhood
icon and click Properties.
2
Click the
Bindings
tab
3
Select
All Protocols
from the
Show bindings
drop-down list.
4
Look for an entry named
TCP/IP
. If you see TCP/IP listed, double-click it to
search for your Ethernet card. If you see your Ethernet card listed, you can
now go to the section “Connecting the Cable Modem”. However, if
TCP/IP is not listed, you must complete the following steps:
a
Click the Protocols tab.
b
Click Add.
c
Click TCP/IP Protocol in the Network protocol list.
d
Click OK
e
Click Yes when prompted to restart your computer
f
You can now connect the cable modem. See “Connecting the
Cable Modem” for the instructions
Configuring TCP/IP on a Macintosh Computer
Before you install your cable modem, you must verify that the TCP/IP
communications protocol and an Ethernet device are installed on your
system. Many Macintosh computers have Ethernet devices installed at the
factory.
To configure TCP/IP on a Macintosh:
1
Click the
Apple
icon in the
Finder
.
2
Select
Control Panels
and then
TCP/IP
. The TCP/IP screen appears.
3
Select
Edit
in the Finder and select
User
Mode…The
User
Mode screen
appears.
4
Select
Advanced,
and then click
OK
. Additional fields appear on the TCP/IP
screen.
5
Click the selector arrows to the right of the
Configure
: drop-down menu and
select
Using DHCP server
.
6
Click
Options
…The TCP/IP Options screen appears.
7
Select
Active
and check the
Always Connected
check box.
8
Click
OK
…The
TCP/IP dialog box
appears.
9
Verify that the
Use 802.3
check box is unchecked. If the box is checked,
click the box to remove the check mark. Then click
Info
.
