Each time the PC starts up, it automatically broadcasts an IP address request. When the remote entity responds to this request, you are connected.
The following instructions to enable DHCP assume a Windows 95 operating system:
1.Start the PC and
2.Open the Control Panel and
3.In the Network window, select the Configuration tab.
4.Select TCP/IP Protocol - 3COM EtherLinkIII ISA.
5.Click Properties.
6.In the TCP/IP Properties window, select the IP Address tab.
7.Select Obtain an IP address automatically.
8.Click OK to close the TCP/IP Properties window.
9.Click OK to close the Network window.
10.Select yes when prompted to restart the PC.
After the PC is restarted, it acquires its own IP address from the server using
BOOTP/DHCP.
Bridged Service with Filtering
The 3EC 18202 DB version of the modem provides an IEEE 802.1D Transparent Databridge with administrative filtering capability on the bridge ports to reduce security risk and bandwidth requirements on the ADSL interface.
Filtering Function
The filtering applied to the bridge ports performs the following functions:
∙Blocks all multicast frames
∙Forwards IP and ARP broadcast frames
∙Forwards IP unicast frames
Multicast Traffic on Bridge Ports
The modem blocks all multicast traffic in both upstream and downstream directions. All multicast frames arriving on the Ethernet port are silently
