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Networking Basics (continued)
Naming your Computer
To name your computer , please follow these directions:In Windows XP:
Click Start (in the lower left corner of the screen).
Right-click onMy Computer .
Select Properties and click.
Select the Computer
Name Tab in the System
Properties window .
Y ou may enter a Computer
Description if you wish; this
field is optional.
To rename the computer
and join a domain, Click
Change.
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Naming your Computer
In this window , enter the
Computer name.
Select Workgroup and enter
the name of the Workgroup.
All computers on your network
must have the same
Workgroup name.
Click OK.
Checking the IP Address in Windows XP
The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP
Address range (see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP Address Range.)
To check on the IP Address of the adapter, please do the following:
Right-click on the
Local Area
Connection icon
in the task bar.
Click on Status.
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Checking the IP Address in
This window will appear .
Click the
Support tab.
Click Close.
Windows XP
Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000
Note: Residential Gateways/Broadband Routers will automatically assign IP Addresses
to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
technology. If you are using a DHCP-capable Gateway/Router you will not need to
assign Static IP Addresses.
If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway/Router , or you need to assign a S tatic IP
Address, please follow these instructions:
Go to Start.
Double-click on
Control Panel.
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Assigning a Static IP Address in
Double-click on
Network
Connections.
Windows XP/2000
Right-click on Local Area
Connections.
Double-click on
Properties.
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Assigning a Static IP Address
in
Windows XP/2000
Click on Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP).
Click Properties.
In the window below, select Use the following IP address. Input your IP
address and subnet mask. (The IP addresses on your network must be
within the same range. For example, if one computer has an IP address of
192.168.0.2, the other computers should have IP addresses that are
sequential, like 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4. The subnet mask must be
the same for all the computers on the network.)
IP Address:
e.g., 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:
Enter the LAN IP address of
the wireless router . (D-Link
wireless routers have a LAN IP
address of 192.168.0.1)
Select Use the following
DNS server address. Enter
the LAN IP address of the
wireless router. (D-Link
wireless routers have a LAN
IP address of 192.168.0.1)
Click OK.
Y ou have completed the assignment of a static IP address. (Y ou do not need to assign
a static IP address if you have a DHCP-capable router.)
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Checking the Wireless Connection by
Go to Start > Run >
type cmd. A window
similar to this one
will appear . Type
ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,
where xxx is the IP
address of the
wireless router or
access point. A good
wireless connection
will show four replies
from the wireless
router or access
point, as shown.
Pinging in Windows XP/2000
Checking the Wireless Connection by
Go to Start > Run
> type command.
A window similar to
this will appear .
Type ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where xxx is the IP
addressof the
wireless router or
access point. A
good wireless
connection will
show four replies
from the wireless
router or access
point, as shown.
Pinging in Windows Me /98SE
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