Linksys BEFSX41 Network Router User Manual


 
EtherFast
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Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint
The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the
default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and
menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for
Windows 2000.
1. Click to the Network screen by clicking the Start button and then Control
Panel. From there, click the Network and Internet Connections icon and
then the Network Connections icon.
2. Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter
(usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed). Double-click the Local
Area Connection. (See Figure 5-6.) Click the Properties button.
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3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), shown in Figure 5-4, and click the
Properties button.
4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically in both places, as shown in
Figure 5-5, and click the OK button. Click the OK button again to complete
the PC configuration.
5. Restart your computer.
Go to “Chapter 6: Configure the Router.”
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Configuring Windows XP PCs
Figure 5-6
Figure 5-4
Figure 5-5