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Chapter 5: Configuring the PCs

Overview

The instructions in this chapter will help you configure each of your PCs, so they will be able to communicate
with the Router. To do this, you need to configure your PC's network settings to obtain an IP (or TCP/IP) address
automatically, so your PC can function as a DHCP client. Computers use IP addresses to communicate with the
Router and each other across a network, such as the Internet.
First, find out which Windows operating system your computer is running. You can find out by clicking the Start
button. Read the side panel of the Start menu to find out which operating system your PC is running.
You may need to do this for each computer you are connecting to the Router.
The next few pages tell you, step by step, how to configure your network settings based on the type of Windows
operating system you are using. Make sure that an Ethernet or wireless adapter (also known as a network
adapter) has been successfully installed in each PC you will configure. Once you've configured your computers,
continue to "Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router."

Configuring Windows 98SE and Millennium PCs

1. Click the Start button. Select Settings and click the Control Panel icon. Double-click the Network icon.
2. On the Configuration tab, select the TCP/IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter, as shown in Figure 5-1.
Do not choose a TCP/IP entry whose name mentions DUN, PPPoE, VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP appears by
itself, select that line. Click the Properties button.
3. Click the IP Address tab. Select Obtain an IP address automatically. (See Figure 5-2.)
4. Now click the Gateway tab, and verify that the Installed Gateway field is blank. Click the OK button.
5. Click the OK button again. 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, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x, etc. (if "D" is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
6. Windows may ask you to restart your PC. Click the Yes button. If Windows does not ask you to restart, restart
your computer anyway.
Go to "Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router."
Chapter 5: Configuring the PCs
Overview
IMPORTANT: Important: By default Windows
98SE, 2000, Me, and XP has TCP/IP installed and
set to obtain an IP address automatically. If your
PC does not have TCP/IP installed, click Start and
then Help. Search for the keyword TCP/IP. Then
follow the instructions to install TCP/IP.

Figure 5-1: Configuration Tab

Figure 5-2: IP Address Tab

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