Gateway 200ARC, Network Manual

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Contents
Section A Networking Basics
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1 Learning the Basics
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Selecting a network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Example wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment you need for a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting up a wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using a wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wireless Ethernet speed and frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Example access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Equipment you need for an access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . 12
Setting up an access point wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Example peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Equipment you need for a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . 15
Setting up a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section B Wired Ethernet Networking
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2 Creating a Wired Ethernet Network
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Determining if your computer has wired Ethernet already installed . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing Ethernet cards and drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting up the hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting up a peer-to-peer wired Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting up a network using a hub or switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting up a network using a router and optional hub or switch . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Where to go from here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3 Configuring Windows for a Wired Network
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Naming the computers and the workgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Naming the computers and the workgroup in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Naming the computers and the workgroup in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configuring the TCP/IP protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Terms you should know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Entering the IP address and subnet mask on each computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 40