Preparing Your Pcs For Network Access; Preparing Your Computers For Tcp/Ip Networking; Configuring Windows 95, 98, And Me For Tcp/Ip Networking - NETGEAR MA401 Reference Manual

Appendix C

Preparing Your PCs for Network Access

This appendix describes how to prepare your PCs to connect to the Internet
through the MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card.

Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking

Computers access the Internet using a protocol called TCP/IP (Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). Each computer on your network must have
TCP/IP installed and selected as its networking protocol. If a Network Interface
Card (NIC) is already installed in your PC, then TCP/IP is probably already
installed as well.
Most operating systems include the software components you need for
networking with TCP/IP. Windows ® 95 or later includes the software components
for establishing a TCP/IP network.
In your TCP/IP network, each PC and the wireless access point must be assigned a
unique IP addresses. Each PC must also have certain other TCP/IP configuration
information such as a subnet mask (netmask), a domain name server (DNS)
address, and a default gateway address. In most cases, you should install TCP/IP
so that the PC obtains its specific network configuration information
automatically from a DHCP server during startup.
Configuring Windows 95, 98, and ME for TCP/IP
Networking
As part of the PC preparation process, you may need to install and configure
TCP/IP on your PC. Before starting, locate your Windows CD; you may need to
insert it during the TCP/IP installation process.
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