Linksys WRK54G (EU/LA) Configuring the PCs, Overview, Configuring Windows 98SE and Millennium PCs

Wireless-G Broadband Router

Chapter 5: Configuring the PCs

Overview

The instructions in this chapter will help you configure each of your PCs, so they will be able to communicate with the Router. To do this, you need to configure your PC’s network settings to obtain an IP (or TCP/IP) address automatically, so your PC can function as a DHCP client. Computers use IP addresses to communicate with the Router and each other across a network, such as the Internet.

First, find out which Windows operating system your computer is running. You can find out by clicking the Start button. Read the side panel of the Start menu to find out which operating system your PC is running.

You may need to do this for each computer you are connecting to the Router.

The next few pages tell you, step by step, how to configure your network settings based on the type of Windows operating system you are using. Make sure that an Ethernet or wireless adapter (also known as a network adapter) has been successfully installed in each PC you will configure. Once you’ve configured your computers, continue to “Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router.”

Configuring Windows 98SE and Millennium PCs

1.Click the Start button. Select Settings and click the Control Panel icon. Double-click the Network icon.

2.On the Configuration tab, select the TCP/IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter, as shown in Figure 5-1. Do not choose a TCP/IP entry whose name mentions DUN, PPPoE, VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP appears by itself, select that line. Click the Properties button.

3.Click the IP Address tab. Select Obtain an IP address automatically. (See Figure 5-2.)

4.Now click the Gateway tab, and verify that the Installed Gateway field is blank. Click the OK button.

5.Click the OK button again. Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Check for the files at c:\windows\options\cabs, or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and check the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x, 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: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router.”

Chapter 5: Configuring the PCs

IMPORTANT: Important: By default Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP has TCP/IP installed and set to obtain an IP address automatically. If your PC does not have TCP/IP installed, click Start and then Help. Search for the keyword TCP/IP. Then follow the instructions to install TCP/IP.

Figure 5-1: Configuration Tab

Figure 5-2: IP Address Tab

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Overview