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IP Configuration by D HCP ........................................................................................... B-10
Internet Security and Firewalls .................................................................................... B-10
What is a Firewall? ................................................................................................ B-10
Stateful Packet Inspection ...............................................................................B-11
D enial of Service Attack ..................................................................................B-11
Ethernet Cabling ...........................................................................................................B-11
Category 5 Cable Quality ...................................................................................... B-12
Inside Twisted Pair Cables .................................................................................... B-12
Uplink Switches, Crossover Cables, and M D I/M D IX Switching ............................ B-14
Appendix C 
Preparing Your Network
What You Need To Use a Router with a Broadband M odem .........................................C-1
Cabling and Computer Hardware ............................................................................C-1
Computer Network Configuration Requirements ....................................................C-1
Internet Configuration Requirements ......................................................................C-2
Where D o I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? ........................................C-2
Record Your Internet Connection Information .........................................................C-3
Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP N etworking .......................................................C-3
Configuring Windows 95, 98, and M e for TCP/IP Networking .......................................C-4
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components .................................................C-4
E n a b lin g D H C P to A u tom a tica lly C on figu re T C P /I P S e ttin gs in W in d ows 9 5 B , 9 8 , a n d M e
C-6
Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method ..........................................................C-8
Verifying TCP/IP Properties ....................................................................................C-8
C onfiguring W indows N T4, 2000 or XP for IP N etworking ............................................C-9
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components .................................................C-9
D H C P C onfiguration of TC P /IP in W indows XP, 2000, or N T4 .............................C-10
D H CP Configuration of TCP/IP in W indows XP ...................................................C-10
D H CP Configuration of TC P /IP in W indows 2000 ................................................C-12
D H CP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows N T4 ..................................................C-15
Verifying TC P /IP P roperties for W indows XP, 2000, and N T4 ..............................C-17
Configuring the M acintosh for TCP/IP N etworking ......................................................C-18
M acOS 8.6 or 9.x ..................................................................................................C-18
M acOS X ...............................................................................................................C-18
Verifying TCP/IP Properties for M acintosh Computers .........................................C-19
Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account .......................................................C-20