Chapter 8: Maintenance and Troubleshooting

SETTING UP THE PC TO REQUEST AN IP ADDRESS

The modem, as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, provides an IP address dynamically to devices on the LAN. When you choose to use DHCP for the modem to serve IP addresses to the devices on your LAN, ensure that the TCP/IP properties are set to automatically obtain the IP address from the modem.

The following is an example of how to set up the PC using Microsoft® Windows® 95. If you use an application other than Windows 95, refer to the appropriate operating system user documentation.

1Open the Control Panel window and double-click on the Network icon shown at right.

2In the Network dialog (shown below), double-click TCP/IP under the

Configuration tab (or highlight TCP/IP then click Properties).

3On the IP Address tab, select Obtain an IP address automatically, then click OK.

4Restart the PC.

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