5.  From the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the [Obtain an IP address automatically] option. 
6.  Next click on the [Gateway] tab and verify the Gateway field is blank. If there are IP 
addresses listed in the Gateway section, highlight each one and click [Remove] until the 
section is empty. 
7.  Click the [OK] button to close the TCP/IP Properties window.  
8.  On the Network Properties Window, click the [OK] button to save these new changes.  
 
NOTE: Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. 
Check for the files at c:\windows\options\cabs, or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your 
CD-ROM drive and check the correct file location, for example, D:\win98, D:\win9x. (assume 
“D” is your CD-ROM drive). 
 
9.  Windows may prompt you to restart the PC. If so, click the [Yes] button. If Windows does 
not prompt you to restart your computer, do so anyways to ensure your settings. 
 
4.2 | Configuring Windows 2000 
 
1.  Access your Network settings by clicking [Start], choose [Settings], and then select [Control 
Panel] 
2.  In the Control Panel, locate and double-click the [Network and Dial-up Connections] icon 
3.  Locate and double-click the [Local Area Connection] icon for the Ethernet adapter that is 
connected to the Barricade. When the Status dialog box window opens, click the [Properties] 
button. 
 
 
 
4.  On the [Local Area Connection] Properties box, verify the box next to Internet Protocol 
(TCP/IP) is checked. Then highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties 
button. 
5.  Select Obtain an IP address automatically to configure your computer for DHCP. Click the 
[OK] button to save this change and close the Properties window. 
6.  Click the [OK] button again to save these new changes. 
7.  Reboot your PC.