Chapter 9: 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® 98. If you use an operating system other than Windows 98, refer to the appropriate operating system user documentation.

1Open the Control Panel window by clicking Start, Settings, Control Panel.

2Double-click the Network icon.

3From the Configuration tab, double-click TCP/IP.

4Select Obtain an IP address automatically.

5Click OK to close the TCP/IP Properties window.

6Click OK to close the Network window.

7Click OK to restart the computer.

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