Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT

Linksys EtherFast Series

Windows 98 or 95 Client for Windows NT

If you are installing the EtherFast 10/100 Card in a Windows 95 or 98 PC that you plan on logging into a NT domain server, follow the directions below.

1.Follow the Windows 95 setup instructions or the Windows 98 setup instructions

2.Start up Windows. Click on Start, Settings, then Control Panel. Double- click on Network. The Network window appears. Click on the Configuration tab.

3.In the Primary Logon Box, you have two choices. Choose one Client for Microsoft Networks, which instructs your PC to log into an NT 4.0 server where you already have a username and password set up.

4.Under the the following network components are installed box, highlight Client for Microsoft Networks and click on the Properties button.

5.The Client for Networks Properties window will appear. Under the Logon Validation box, make sure that Log on to Windows NT domain is checked. Enter the name of your domain into the Windows NT Domain box

6.Optional: Click on the Access Control tab. Make sure that Share-level access control is selected; do not choose User-level access control. If Access Control is grayed out and cannot be selected, refer to Problem 5 in the Troubleshooting section on page 46.

7.When you’re done, click OK. When asked if you want to restart your PC, choose to do so.

The NT portion of the Windows setup is complete.

10/100 specifications

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