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Chapter 9: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Megabit Modem 400F, 500L, 600F, and 700F User Manual 83
SETTING UP THE PC TO REQUEST AN IP ADDRESS
The modem, as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, provides an IP address
dynamically to devices on the LAN. When you choose to use DHCP for the modem to serve
IP addresses to the devices on your LAN, ensure that the TCP/IP properties are set to
automatically obtain the IP address from the modem.
The following is an example of how to set up the PC using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98. If you
use an operating system other than Windows 98, refer to the appropriate operating system user
documentation.
1 Open the
Control Panel window by clicking Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2 Double-click the
Network icon.
3 From the Configuration tab, double-click
TCP/IP.
4 Select
Obtain an IP address automatically.
5 Click
OK to close the TCP/IP Properties window.
6 Click
OK to close the Network window.
7 Click
OK to restart the computer.