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Windows XP, Windows 95/98/ME, Macintosh

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20 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTERS Figure 7 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Screen 7 Restart your computer. Windows XP 1 From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel. 2 Click on Network and Internet Connections. 3 Click on the Network Connections icon. 4 Double click on LAN or High Speed Connection icon. A screen titled Local Area Connection Status will appear. 5 Select Internet Protocol TCP/IP and click on Properties. 6 Ensure that the options Obtain an IP Address automatically, and Obtain DNS servers automatically are both selected. Click OK. 7 Restart your computer. Windows 95/98/ME 1 From the Windows Start Menu, select Settings > Control Panel. 2 Double click on Network. Select the TCP/IP item for your network card and click on Properties. 3 In the TCP/IP dialog, select the IP Address tab, and ensure that Obtain IP address automatically is selected. Click OK. Macintosh If you are using a Macintosh computer, use the following procedure to change your TCP/IP settings: 1 From the desktop, select Apple Menu, Control Panels, and TCP/IP. 2 In the TCP/IP control panel, set Connect Via: to "Ethernet." From the list, select "Ethernet." 3 In the TCP/IP control panel, set Configure: to "Using DHCP Server." 4 Close the TCP/IP dialog box, and save your changes. 5 Restart your computer.

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C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
Y
OUR
C
OMPUTERS
Figure 7
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Screen
7
Restart your computer.
Windows XP
1
From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel.
2
Click on Network and Internet Connections.
3
Click on the Network Connections icon.
4
Double click on LAN or High Speed Connection icon. A screen titled Local Area
Connection Status will appear.
5
Select Internet Protocol TCP/IP and click on Properties.
6
Ensure that the options Obtain an IP Address automatically, and Obtain DNS
servers automatically are both selected. Click OK.
7
Restart your computer.
Windows 95/98/ME
1
From the Windows
Start
Menu, select
Settings > Control Panel
.
2
Double click on
Network
. Select the
TCP/IP
item for your network card and click on
Properties
.
3
In the TCP/IP dialog, select the
IP Address
tab, and ensure that
Obtain IP address
automatically
is selected. Click
OK
.
Macintosh
If you are using a Macintosh computer, use the following procedure to change
your TCP/IP settings:
1
From the desktop, select
Apple Menu
,
Control Panels
, and
TCP/IP
.
2
In the
TCP/IP
control panel, set
Connect Via:
to “Ethernet.” From the list, select
“Ethernet.”
3
In the TCP/IP control panel, set
Configure:
to “Using DHCP Server.”
4
Close the
TCP/IP
dialog box, and save your changes.
5
Restart your computer.