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HAPTER
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| Installing the Router
Configuring the TCP/IP Protocols
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3.
For Windows NT, click the “Protocols” tab.
4.
Select “TCP/IP” from the list of network protocols; this may include
details of adapters installed in your computer.
5.
Click “Properties.”
6.
Check the option “Obtain an IP Address.”
W
INDOWS
2000
1.
Click “Start/Settings/Network/Dial-up Connections.”
2.
Click “Local Area Connections.”
3.
Select “TCP/IP” from the list of network protocols.
4.
Click on “Properties.”
5.
Select the option “Obtain an IP Address.”
W
INDOWS
XP
1.
Click “Start/Control Panel/Network Connections.”
2.
Right-click the “Local Area Connection” icon for the adapter you want to
configure.
3.
Highlight “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).”
4.
Click on “Properties.”
5.
Select the option “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS
server address automatically.”
W
INDOWS
V
ISTA
1.
Click Start/Control Panel.
2.
Double-click “Network and Sharing Center.”
3.
Click “View status.”
4.
Click “Properties.” If the “User Account Control” window appears, click
“Continue.”
5.
Highlight “Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)” or “Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4),” and click “Properties.”
6.
Select the option “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS
server address automatically.”
M
AC
OS
1.
Pull down the Apple Menu. Click “Control Panels” and select “TCP/IP.”
