Installing Tcp/Ip; Configuring Tcp/Ip - NETGEAR RT338 Reference Manual

Reference Guide for the Model RT338 ISDN Router

Installing TCP/IP

In order to access the Internet, every PC or workstation on your network must use TCP/IP as its
network protocol. The required components are listed below for various operating systems:
• Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT®: Windows 95 or later includes the software
components for establishing a TCP/IP network.
• Windows 3.1: You need a TCP/IP application package, such as NetManage Chameleon.
• Macintosh: You can use MacTCP, which is included with later Macintosh models.
• UNIX and variants: These operating systems usually include TCP/IP components.
Follow the instructions provided with your operating system or networking software to install TCP/IP
on your computer. For Windows 95 or later, refer to the instructions in
Windows TCP/IP." Unless you have a reason to do otherwise, install TCP/IP so that the computer
obtains its specific network configuration information from a DHCP server during bootup.

Configuring TCP/IP

After the TCP/IP protocol components are installed, you must configure each PC with specific
information about itself and resources that are available on its network. The simplest way to do this
is to allow the PC to obtain its configuration information from the router's internal DHCP server.
If you are using DHCP with the recommended default addresses, you can configure your PCs by
following these steps:
Install TCP/IP on each PC, selecting DHCP for obtaining configuration settings.
1.
Physically connect the PCs and the router using a hub or a direct connection.
2.
Restart the router and allow it to boot.
3.
Restart each PC.
4.
The Model RT338 router is shipped preconfigured as a DHCP server and assigns the following
TCP/IP configuration information automatically:
• PC or workstation addresses—192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.31
• Netmask—255.255.255.0
• Gateway address (the router)—192.168.0.1
• DNS server (the router)—192.168.0.1. The router performs DNS Proxy.
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Appendix B, "Configuring
Preparing Your Network