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Linksys ETHERFAST LNE100M User Manual

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1. From the Windows 98 desktop, click on the taskbar's Start button, select

Settings, choose the Control Panel, and double-click the Network icon.

2. The Network window will appear, as shown in Figure 5-7, with the

Configuration tab selected. Confirm that the components listed here are
shown:

• Client for Microsoft Networks
• Dial-Up Adapter
• Linksys LNE100M Managed Network Adapter
• TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter
• TCP/IP -> Linksys LNE100M Managed Network Adapter

There may be additional components listed; however, if any of the compo-
nents shown are missing, you’ll need to manually install them. Refer to
Appendix F: Manually Installing the Network Components in Windows
98 and Me
now.

3. Click the File

and Print
Sharing
button.
The File and Print
Sharing window
will appear.

Network Component Configuration

Figure 5-7

8. Windows will finish installing the software onto your PC. When the screen

shown in
Figure 5-5
a p p e a r s ,
click the
F i n i s h
button.

9. When asked if

you want to
restart your
PC, as shown
in Figure 5-6,
remove the
Setup Utility
CD and click
the Yes button. If you are using a Windows CD, leave it in your PC. You
may need it later.

10. If Windows does not ask you to restart your PC, click the Start button,

choose Shut Down, choose Restart, then click the Yes button.

The Windows 98 driver installation is complete. Please continue on to the
next section, which will provide instructions for configuring Windows 98’s
network protocol. Consult your Windows documentation for your network
configuration information if necessary.

Note: From this point on, you must provide Windows with a User name

and Password every time you are prompted to do so. Remember to click

the OK button to properly log in to Windows. If you click the Cancel but-

ton or press the Escape (ESC) key, you will not log in to the network.

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Figure 5-5

Figure 5-6

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10/100 Managed Network Adapter