Linksys BEFSX41 manual Configuring Windows XP PCs

Instant Broadband® Series

3.Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), shown in Figure 5-4, and click the Properties button.

Figure 5-4

4.Select Obtain an IP address automatically in both places, as shown in Figure 5-5, and click the OK button. Click the OK button again to complete the PC configuration.

Figure 5-5

5. Restart your computer.

Go to “Chapter 6: Configure the Router.”

EtherFast® Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint

Configuring Windows XP PCs

The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for Windows 2000.

1.Click to the Network screen by clicking the Start button and then Control Panel. From there, click the Network and Internet Connections icon and then the Network Connections icon.

2.Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter (usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed). Double-click the Local Area Connection. (See Figure 5-6.) Click the Properties button.

Figure 5-6

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