Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard 3-9

Sharing the Connection

Configuring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT computers

Configuring TCP/IP on a Windows computer requires the following:

An Ethernet card (also known as a network adapter)

The TCP/IP protocol must be “bound” to the adapter or card

Dynamic configuration (recommended)

If you configure your Netopia R2020 using SmartStart, you can accept the dynamic IP address assigned by your router. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, which enables dynamic addressing, is enabled by default in the router. If your PC is not set for dynamic addressing, SmartStart will offer to do this for you when you launch it. In that case, you will have to restart your PC and relaunch SmartStart. If you configure your PC for dynamic addressing in advance, SmartStart need only be launched once. To configure your PC for dynamic addressing do the following:

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Netopia R2020 manual Dynamic configuration recommended