How to Guides - Set up the Ethernet Card - Windows

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Windows 9x

1. You must have an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) with an RJ45 network port properly installed in your computer. If you do not have a properly installed NIC, see contact information of Other Resources on the Help Desk web site. 2. To make sure your computer recognizes your NIC, right click on the My Computer icon and then select Properties. 3. Click on the Device Manager tab. 4. Double click on Network Adapters. Your Ethernet card should be displayed. If there is a yellow exclamation mark or red x, your NIC is not installed correctly, go to step 1. 5. If the NIC is installed correctly and the software drivers loaded properly, close all windows. If your desktop does not display the Network Neighborhood icon, you will need to reload the software drivers for the NIC, go to step 1. 6. Right click on the Network Neighborhood icon and select Properties. This will open a Network window. 7. On the Configuration tab there is a list of clients, adapters (NICs), and protocols. Check to see if the TCP/IP protocol is listed. If it is there, go to step 13. 8. If TCP/IP for your adapter is not listed, click on the Add button. 9. Select Protocol and click on the Add button. 10. Select Microsoft from the left panel and TCP/IP from the right panel and click on OK. You may be requested to provide your Windows 95/98/ME CD. 11. The protocol will install and restart your computer. 12. After the computer restarts, go back to steps 6. 13. Highlight the TCP/IP protocol and click on the Properties button. This opens the TCP/IP Properties window with the IP Address tab presented. The following is a list of the tab settings needed for the OWU network. TAB Settings IP Address Obtain an IP address automatically WINS Configuration Use DHCP for WINS resolution Gateway Leave Blank DNS Configuration Disable DNS Bindings Client for Microsoft Networks Advanced Accept the defaults NetBIOS Accept the defaults 14. Click on the OK button and on OK again. You may be prompted for your Windows 95/98/ME CD and/or requested to restart your computer. 15. After the computer restarts, close all windows.

Windows 2000/XP

1. You must have an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) with an RJ45 network port properly installed in your computer. If you do not have a properly installed NIC, see contact information of Other Resources on the Help Desk web site.

2. Click on Start button and Control Panel button.

3. Click on the System icon, it may be under the "See Also" panel on the left.

4. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button.

5. Click the + symbol on the Network Adapter icon to reveal the Network Adapter card.

6. Right click on the Network Adapter and select Properties from the drop-down menu.

7. In the General tab, under Device Status box, it should state 'This device is working properly". If not you may have to reload the drivers or replace the device.

8. Reload the drivers by clicking the Cancel button and right clicking on the Network Adapter and selecting Update Driver… .

9. Follow the prompts which may require you to provide the Windows XP CD or the Driver CD or diskette from the manufacturer.

10. To verify the network card is installed and working properly, right click on My Network Places and select Properties.

11. Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties from the drop-down menu.

12. From the Local Area Properties Panel under the General tab look in the "This Connection uses the following items:" panel to verify that there is an entry for "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and that it has a check mark in the box at the left. If not click on the Install/Protocol/Add and select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click OK twice. You may be asked to provide the Windows XP CD and to reboot the machine.

13. If the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is there, click on the entry to highlight it and then click the Properties button.

14. Verify the following settings under the indicated Tabs.

TAB SETTINGS

General

Obtain an IP address automatically Selected
Obtain DNS server address automatically Selected

Advanced Button

IP Settings

DHCP Enabled
Automatic Metric Checked

DNS

Append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes Selected
Append Parent suffixes of the primary DNS suffix Checked
Register this connection address in DNS Selected

WINS

Enable LMHOSTS lookup Checked
NetBIOS setting
Default Selected

OPTIONS

Option settings: TCP/IP filtering

Properties Button
Permit All (all three radio buttons) Selected

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