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Appendix C
Preparing Your PCs for Network Access
This appendix describes how to prepare your PCs to connect to the Internet
through the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter.
For adding file and print sharing to your network, please consult the Windows
help information included with the version of Windows installed on each
computer on your network.
Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking
Computers access the Internet using a protocol called TCP/IP (Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). Each computer on your network must have
TCP/IP installed and selected as its networking protocol. If a Network Interface
Card (NIC) is already installed in your PC, then TCP/IP is probably already
installed as well.
Most operating systems include the software components you need for
networking with TCP/IP. Windows 95 or later includes the software components
for establishing a TCP/IP network.
In your TCP/IP network, each PC and the wireless access point must be assigned a
unique IP addresses. Each PC must also have certain other TCP/IP configuration
information such as a subnet mask (netmask), a domain name server (DNS)
address, and a default gateway address. In most cases, you should install TCP/IP
so that the PC obtains its specific network configuration information
automatically from a DHCP server during startup.