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New IP Address screen. If you want to change the router’s IP address, you enter the new IP address, the subnet mask, and the router’s serial number in this screen. Remember, the serial number is on the bottom of the router. It is also found in your documentation folio.
Note: Forcing a new IP address may turn off the Netopia R3100’s IP address serving capabilities, if you assign an IP address and subnet mask outside the router’s current IP address serving pool. The Netopia R3100 does not allow an invalid address to be served. Use this option with caution.
When you have done this, click Next.
SmartStart forces the new IP address into the router, tests the connection, and then resets the router.
SmartStart then returns you to the “Manual or Automated
Connection Profile screen” on page 3-6.
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