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Section 6:
Configuring Microsoft Windows
Now you will need to configure your computer’s TCP/IP settings so it can
communicate with the DSL gateway. You may need to perform this configuration
on each PC connected to the DSL service.
Configuration Steps for Windows 95/98/ME
1 Double-click on the “My
Computer”
icon on your
desktop or click on
“Start,”
go to “Settings” and select
“Control Panel.”
NOTE to Windows ME users:
After selecting “Control Panel,”
click on “Show all Control
Panels.”
2 Double-click on the
“Network” icon.
3 You must determine if you have
a TCP/IP “binding” associated
with your Network Ethernet
Adapter. It will be indicated by
a “wire” with “TCP/IP -> Brand
Name NIC” similar to what is
highlighted in the image to the
right. 3Com
®
is the “Brand
Name” for this Network
Ethernet Adapter. If this
binding is already associated
with y
our Netw
ork Ethernet
A
dapt
er
, skip to step 8.
4 If there is no binding, you must
add one. Click on
“Add.”