Linksys BEFSR81 - Appendix D: Installing the TCP;IP Protocol

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Appendix D: Installing the
TCP/IP Protocol
Follow these instructions to install the TCP/IP protocol on one of your PCs only
after a network card (also called an Ethernet adapter) has been successfully
installed inside the PC. These instructions are for Windows 95, 98, and Me.
For TCP/IP setup under Windows NT, 2000, and XP, see your Windows docu-
mentation or the Help feature.
1. Click the Start button. Choose Settings and then Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the Network icon to bring up your Network window.
Select the Configuration tab, as shown in Figure D-1.
3. Click the Add button.
4. Double-click on Protocol.
5. Highlight Microsoft under the list of manufacturers.
6. Find and double-click TCP/IP in the list to the right (see Figure D-2).
7. After a few seconds, the main Network window will appear. The TCP/IP
Protocol should now be listed on the Configuration tab, as shown in Figure
D-3.
8. Click the OK button. Windows may ask for original Windows installation
files. Supply them as needed, e.g., c:\windows\options\cabs, D:\win98,
D:\win95 (where “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
9. Windows will ask you to restart the PC. Click the Ye s button.
TCP/IP installation is now complete.
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Figure D-2
Figure D-3
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Figure D-1