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Installing the NT 4.0 Network Driver
1. Log on as the network administrator. From the Windows NT Desktop,
click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Click on the Network icon. If you
already have NT Networking installed, click Adapter, then click Add, and
skip to step 3. Otherwise, a message will ask you, “Windows NT networking
is not installed. Install now?” Click Ye s .
2. The Network Setup Wizard will appear. In the “Choices” box, check Wired
to the Network, and click Next.
3. Windows NT will ask you to pick your network adapter from a long list of
network adapters. Since the Linksys HomeLink Card is a newer product, it is
not listed here. Click Have Disk.
4. A message saying “Insert Disk” appears. Make sure the HomeLink CD is
in your CD-ROM drive, type D:\winnt40, and click OK.
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Windows NT 4.0 Driver Setup
Now that you’ve installed the HomeLink hardware in your PC, follow these
instructions for installing the Windows NT 4.0 network driver. The installa-
tion procedure for the network driver may vary slightly in your configuration,
depending on what version of NT 4.0 you are using and your current system
configuration.
The type of network built with HomeLink consists of two kinds of PCs - the
server PC and client PCs. Server PCs are the "mother" computers, while the
client PCs are the "children." Each client PC must log on to the Internet
through the server PC, which in turn handles all Internet connections for each
client PC. Choose your server PC as the PC with an analog modem, cable or
DSL connection, or other communications device. Your best server PC is your
fastest, most powerful PC, but it doesn't necessarily have to be. Also, attach
networked devices like printers to the server PC for best results.
Throughout this NT installation, it is presumed that your CD-ROM drive let-
ter is named D. If your CD-ROM drive is named any other letter, use the cor-
rect letter instead of D throughout these instructions.
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This NT installation does not automatically start the Internet LanBridge
installation onto your PC. Upon completing the NT installation, reboot your PC to
bring up a window that will begin Internet LanBridge installation. If the window
does not appear, simply run the
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file on your HomeLink Installation
CD-ROM or from your hard drive..
Windows NT only supports ONE HomeLink phoneline network card.
Multiple HomeLink cards may
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be installed under NT.