3Com Dual 56K manual TCP/IP Dialog Box for Macintosh Computers

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■Sets applications which previously used a Dial-Up Networking connection to use a LAN connection.

■(Optional) Configures a statically-configured PC to access the LAN Modem’s configuration screens, and, if you choose, changes the LAN Modem’s IP address to communicate with a statically-configured PC.

If you prefer to follow the manual procedure for setting up TCP/IP, refer to “Setting Up Your Computer If You Have a Static IP Address” later in this chapter.

Before using the EZ-LAN Wizard to optimize your settings, make sure you have installed the LAN Modem hardware as described in Chapter 4 “Installing the Dual 56K LAN Modem”.

If the EZ-LAN Wizard discovers that TCP/IP is not bound to your Ethernet adapter, refer to “Adding TCP/IP to Your Protocols List” below for instructions on how to set up TCP/IP.

Mac OS 7.6 or Later Simply perform the following check to see whether your computer is set up for dynamic IP addressing (TCP/IP is automatically installed and set up in all Power Macintoshes):

1From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, and then TCP/IP. The TCP/IP dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 15.

Figure 15 TCP/IP Dialog Box for Macintosh Computers

2In the Connect Via pop-up menu, select Ethernet (if iMac, select Ethernet built-in).

3In the Configure pop-up menu, select Using DHCP Server. All other fields should be blank or set to <will be supplied by server>.

4Select File, and then Close to exit the TCP/IP Control Panel, saving any changes.

You may want to rename this configuration so that your previous configuration is not overwritten.

You are now ready to go on to Chapter 4 to begin the LAN Modem installation.