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CHAPTER 4 | Configuring your Computer
The information outlined in this chapter will guide you through the configuration for the
following Operating Systems:
•
Windows 95/98
•
Windows Me
•
Windows 2000
•
Windows XP
•
Apple Macintosh
Configuring Windows 95/98/Me
1.
Access your Network settings by clicking
[Start], choose [Settings], and then select
[Control Panel].
2.
In the Control Panel, locate and double-click
the [Network] icon.
3.
Highlight the TCP/IP line that has been
assigned to your network card on the
[Configuration] tab of the [Network]
properties window. (see network dialog box to
the right)
4.
Next, click the [Properties] button to view
that adapter’s TCP/IP settings.
5.
From the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click
the [Obtain an IP address automatically]
option. (see TCP/IP dialog box to the
right)
6.
Next click on the [Gateway] tab and verify
the Gateway field is blank. If there are IP
addresses listed in the Gateway section,
highlight each one and click [Remove]
until the section is empty.
7.
Click the [OK] button to close the TCP/IP
Properties window.
8.
On the Network Properties Window, click
the [OK] button to save these new
changes.
NOTE
: Windows may ask you for the
original Windows installation disk or
additional files. Check for the files at
c:\windows\options\cabs, or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and
check the correct file location, for example, D:\win98, D:\win9x. (Assume “D” is your
CD-ROM drive).
9.
Windows may prompt you to restart the PC. If so, click the [Yes] button. If Windows
does not prompt you to restart your computer, do so anyways to ensure your settings.