2 network settings
Before you can connect to the router and begin your configuration, you need to be able to obtain an IP address automatically; that is, establish a dynamic IP address. The IP Address Setup procedures for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP and Vista are presented here.
2.1 IP Address Setup
Windows 98SE / Me
1.On your PC’s desktop, click “Start” and go to the Control Panel.
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3.Click the Configuration tab and ensure that you have the appropriate network card installed.
4.Select “TCP/IP.” NOTE: If “TCP/IP” is listed more than once, select the item that has an arrow (→) pointing to the network card installed on your computer. Do not choose the TCP/ IP listing that has the words “Dial Up Adapter” beside it.
5.Click “Properties” to display the TCP/IP Properties dialog box.
6.Ensure “Obtain IP Address Automatically” is selected/checked.
7.In the WINS Configuration dialog box, ensure that “Disable WINS Resolution” is checked.
8.In the Gateway dialog box, remove all entries from the “Installed gateways” section by selecting them and clicking “Remove.”
9.In the DNS Configuration dialog box, remove all entries from the DNS Server Search Order box by selecting them and clicking “Remove.” Remove all entries from the Domain Suffix Search Order box by selecting them and clicking “Remove.” Click “Disable DNS.”
10.Click “OK” to return to the Network Configuration dialog box.
11.Click “OK.” If prompted to restart, click “Yes.”
Windows 2000
1.On your PC’s desktop, click “Start” and “Settings,” then go to the Control
Panel.
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4.Highlight “Internet Protocol (TCP/P)” and click “Properties” (right).
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