IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol
Click the Add button. Choose Protocol and click the Add button. Select
Manufacturer and choose Microsoft. Under the Network Protocol box, high-
light IPX/SPX-compatible protocol. If you are done installing components,
click OK. Otherwise, choose the next component you want to install. When
you have chosen all the components you wish to install, click OK and the com-
puter will begin copying files to your system. When the installation is com-
plete, you will be asked if you want to reboot. Click Yes.
NetBEUI
Click the Add button. Select Protocol, then click Add. Under Manufacturer,
highlight Microsoft. Under Network Protocol, highlight NetBEUI. If you are
done installing components, click OK. Otherwise, choose the next component
you want to install. When you have chosen all the components you wish to
install, click OK and the computer will begin copying files to your system.
When the installation is complete, you will be asked if you want to reboot.
Click Yes.
TCP/IP
Click the Add button. Select Protocol, then click Add. Under Manufacturer,
highlight Microsoft. Under Network Protocol, highlight TCP/IP. If you are
done installing components, click OK. Otherwise, choose the next component
you want to install. When you have chosen all the components you wish to
install, click OK and the computer will begin copying files to your system.
When the installation is complete, you will be asked if you want to reboot.
Click Yes.
There may be times when you will need to manually install missing Windows
networking components.
1. Click on Start, Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window appears.
3. Click the Configuration tab. Make sure that the following network compo-
nents are installed.
• Client for Microsoft Networks
• Linksys EG1032/EG1064
Instant Gigabit
TM
Network
Adapter
• IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol
• NetBEUI
• TCP/IP
There may be other components listed in addition to the ones shown above. If
any of the above components are missing, add them as follows.
Client for Microsoft Networks
If you plan on connecting to an NT file server or peer-to-peer network, click
the Add button. Highlight Client and click Add. Choose Microsoft as the man-
ufacturer in the Network Client box. Highlight Client for Microsoft Networks.
If you are done installing components, click OK. Otherwise, choose the next
component you want to install. When you have chosen all the components you
wish to install, click OK and the computer will begin copying files to your sys-
tem. When the installation is complete, you will be asked if you want to reboot.
Click Yes.
Client for NetWare Networks
If you plan on connecting to a Novell NetWare server (3.x), click the Add but-
ton. Highlight Client and click Add. In the Network Client window, select
Manufacturer and choose Microsoft. Highlight Client for Microsoft Networks.
If you are done installing components, click OK. Otherwise, choose the next
component you want to install. When you have chosen all the components you
wish to install, click OK and the computer will begin copying files to your sys-
tem. When the installation is complete, you will be asked if you want to reboot.
Click Yes.
Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows
95, 98, and Millennium
N
No
otte
e:: You will most
likely need your
Windows CD-ROM to
install network com-
ponents. If your CD-ROM isn’t
available, try directing Windows
to “c:\windows\options\cabs”
when asked for a file location
.
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®
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