CHAPTER 4 Configuring your Computer

The information outlined in this chapter will guide you through the configuration for the following Operating Systems:

Windows 95/98

Windows Me

Windows 2000

Windows XP

Apple Macintosh

4.1 Configuring Windows 95/98/Me

1.Access your Network settings by clicking [Start], choose [Settings], and then select [Control Panel].

2.In the Control Panel, locate and double-click the [Network] icon.

3.Highlight the TCP/IP line that has been assigned to your network card on the [Configuration] tab of the [Network] properties window. (see network dialog box to the right)

4.Next, click the [Properties] button to view that adapter’s TCP/IP settings.

5.From the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the [Obtain an IP address automatically] option. (see TCP/IP dialog box to the right)

6.Next click on the [Gateway] tab and verify the Gateway field is blank. If there are IP addresses listed in the Gateway section, highlight each one and click [Remove] until the section is empty.

7.Click the [OK] button to close the TCP/IP Properties window.

8.On the Network Properties Window, click the [OK] button to save these new changes.

NOTE: 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, for example, D:\win98, D:\win9x. (Assume “D” is your CD-ROM drive).

9.Windows may prompt you to restart the PC. If so, click the [Yes] button. If Windows does not prompt you to restart your computer, do so anyways to ensure your settings.

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SMC Networks SMC8013WG manual Configuring your Computer, Configuring Windows 95/98/Me

SMC8013WG specifications

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