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
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 t
the right)
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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.