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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Setting up for communications
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connecting to the network, consult your network
administrator.
❖ While you are at home or traveling, you need a dial-up
connection. Ask your network administrator for the
telephone number of the network.
Setting up the connection
To set up an office connection, consult your network
administrator for network settings and additional
considerations.
To set up a dial-up connection, use the New Connection
Wizard:
1 Click Start, and then All Programs.
2 Click Accessories, Communications, and click New
Connection Wizard.
3 Enter the phone number of your network connection and
let the program dial the number.
The computer connects to the network.
How to disable the Ethernet LAN port
When your computer starts, Windows attempts to contact a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. If the
computer is not connected to a network, it may pause a few
minutes as it waits for a reply. To avoid this delay, you can
reconfigure Windows to disable the LAN port.
To disable the LAN port:
1 Click Start, Control Panel, and then Performance and
Maintenance.
2 Click the System icon, then click the Hardware tab, and
then click the Device Manager button.
3 Select the appropriate network adapter.
4 Click Actions.