Appendix F: Installing The Tcp/Ip Protocol - Linksys BEFVP41 User Manual

Step Two: Pinging for a Web Address
While the IP address returned above would work as your e-mail server address,
it may not be permanent. IP Addresses change all the time. Web addresses,
however, usually don't. Because of this, you're likely to have less problems by
configuring your system with web addresses rather than IP addresses. Follow
the instructions below to find the web address assigned to the IP address you
just pinged.
1. At the DOS command prompt, type ping -a 24.53.32.4, where 24.53.32.4
is the IP address you just pinged. Information such as the following data
will be displayed:
C:\>ping -a 24.53.32.4
Pinging mail.msnv3.occa.home.com [24.53.32.4] with 32
bytes of data:
Reply from 24.53.32.4: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127
Reply from 24.53.32.4: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127
Reply from 24.53.32.4: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127
Reply from 24.53.32.4: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127
Ping statistics for 24.53.32.4:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0%
loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum =
2. Write down the web address returned by the ping command. (In the
example above: mail.msnv3.occa.home.com.) This web address is the web
address assigned to the IP address you just pinged. While the IP address of
"mail" could conceivably change, it is likely that this web address will not.
3. Replace your ISP's abbreviated server address with this extended web
address in the corresponding Internet application (web browser, e-mail
application, etc.).
Once you have replaced the brief server address with the true server address,
the Router should have no problem accessing the Internet through that Internet
application.
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Appendix F: Installing the TCP/ I P
Protocol
Follow these instructions to install the TCP/IP Protocol on one of your PCs
only after a network card has been successfully installed inside the PC. These
instructions are for Windows 95, 98, and Millennium. For TCP/IP setup under
Windows NT, 2000, or XP, please refer to your Windows documentation.
1. Click the Start button. Choose Settings, and then Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Network icon. Your Network window should pop up.
Select the Configuration tab.
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3. Click the Add button.
4. Double-click Protocol.
5. Highlight Microsoft under the list of manufacturers.
Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch
the TCP/IP Protocol
Figure F-1
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