Netopia R-Series User Manual

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ONFIGURING

 TCP/IP 

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 W

INDOWS

 95, 98, 

OR

 NT 

COMPUTERS

Configuring TCP/IP on a Windows computer requires the following:

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An Ethernet card (also known as a network adapter)

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The TCP/IP protocol must be “bound” to the adapter or card

D

YNAMIC

 

CONFIGURATION

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RECOMMENDED

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If you configure your Netopia Router using Smar tStar t, you can accept the dynamic IP address assigned by your router. The Dynamic Host 
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ser ver, which enables dynamic addressing, is enabled by default in the router. If your PC is not set for dynamic 
addressing, Smar tStar t will offer to do this for you when you launch it. In that case, you will have to restar t your PC and relaunch Smar tStar t. If you 
configure your PC for dynamic addressing in advance, Smar tStar t need only be launched once. To configure your PC for dynamic addressing do the 
following:

Note: You can also use these instructions to configure other computers on your network to accept IP addresses ser ved by the Netopia Router.

1.

Go to the Star t 
Menu/Settings/Control Panels 
and double click the Network 
icon. From the Network 
components list, select the 
Configuration tab.

2.

Select TCP/IP-->Your Network 
Card. Then select Properties. 
In the TCP/IP Proper ties screen (shown below), select the IP Address tab. 
Click “Obtain an IP Address automatically.”

3.

Click on the DNS Configuration tab. Click Disable DNS. DNS will be 
assigned by the router with DHCP.

4.

Click OK in this window, and the next window. When prompted, reboot the 
computer.