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SECTION 2
SECTION 2
Network Connection: Windows 98
The section describes how to set the network connection if your computer running Windows 98.
Network Settings
In this section, you set “TCP/IP Settings,” and complete “Checking Computer Name and Workgroup”
required for the network connection.
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TCP/IP Settings
1
Click [Start]
→
[Settings]
→
[Control Panel].
2
Double-click the [Network] icon. [Network] appears.
3
Perform the following steps.
•
Click [TCP/IP].
•
Click [Properties].
Critical Points
If you have more than one [TCP/IP...] entry, select [TCP/IP
→
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PCI Card]. [TCP/IP Properties] appears.
4
Set an IP address. (When you are done, ask your network administrator to check the
setting).
•
AdHoc Network: Select [IP address], and enter a value for [IP address] and [Subnet Mask].
•
Infrastructure Network: Select [Obtain an IP address automatically].
5
Click [OK]. [Network] appears again.
In the next step, you will check the computer name and workgroup.
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Checking the Computer Name and Workgroup
1
Click the [Identification] tab on the [Network] window.
Critical Points
If this tab is not found on the [Network] window, click [Start]
→
[Settings]
→
[Control Panel],
and double-click the [Network] icon.
2
Check the entry for [Computer name] and [Workgroup]. Ask your network administrator
and check the setting, if you have a network administrator.
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