Preparing Your Network; Preparing Your Personal Computers For Ip Networking - NETGEAR FR314 Reference Manual

This chapter describes how to prepare your PC network to connect to the Internet through the
Model FR314, FR318 and FV318 Cable/DSL Firewall and VPN Routers and how to order
broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP).

Preparing Your Personal Computers for IP Networking

The Netgear Firewall/VPN Router uses the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/
IP). In order to access the Internet through the firewall router, each PC on your network must have
TCP/IP installed and selected as the networking protocol.
Note: In this chapter, we use the term "PC" to refer to personal computers in general, and not
necessarily Windows computers.
Most operating systems include the software components you need to install and use TCP/IP on
your PC:
• Windows 95 or later (including Windows NT
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establishing a TCP/IP network.
• Windows 3.1 does not include a TCP/IP component. You need to purchase a third-party TCP/
IP application package such as NetManage Chameleon.
• Macintosh Operating System 7 or later includes the software components for establishing a
TCP/IP network.
• All versions of UNIX or Linux include TCP/IP components.

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