EtherFast®Cable/DSLFirewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint
1. Go to the Network screen by clicking the Startbutton. Click Settings and
then Control Panel. From there, double-click the Network and Dial-up
Connections icon.
2. Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter
(usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed). Double-click the Local
Area Connection. (See Figure 5-3.) Click the Propertiesbutton.
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3. Click the IP Address tab and select Obtain an IP address automatically,
as shown in Figure 5-2.
4. Now click the Gatewaytab to ensure that the Installed Gateway field is left
blank. Click the OK button.
5. Click the OK button again. Windows may ask you for the original
Windows installation disk or additional files. Supply them by pointing to
the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x,
c:\windows\options\cabs, etc. (if “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
6. Windows may ask you to restart your PC. Click the Yes button. If Windows
does not ask you to restart, restart your computer anyway.
Go to “Chapter 6:Conf igure the Router.”
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Configuring Windows 2000 PCs
Figure 5-3
Figure 5-2