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Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard 3-9
Sharing the Connection
Configuring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT computers
Configuring TCP/IP on a Windows computer requires the following:
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An Ethernet card (also known as a network adapter)
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The TCP/IP protocol must be “bound” to the adapter or card
Dynamic configuration (recommended)
If you configure your Netopia R2020 using Smar tStar t, you can accept the dynamic IP address assigned by your
router. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ser ver, which enables dynamic addressing, is enabled
by default in the router. If your PC is not set for dynamic addressing, Smar tStar t will offer to do this for you
when you launch it. In that case, you will have to restar t your PC and relaunch Smar tStar t. If you configure your
PC for dynamic addressing in advance, Smar tStar t need only be launched once. To configure your PC for
dynamic addressing do the following: