Actiontec MI424WR (GigE) - Manual (Page 18)

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Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual
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Chapter 2 Connecting the Router
Windows 2000/98/Me
1. Select Network and Dialing Connections in the Control Panel.
2. Right-click on the Ethernet connection’s icon, then click Properties.
3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) component, then click Properties.
4. The “Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) Properties” window appears.
5. Click the “Obtain an IP address automatically” radio button.
6. Click the “Obtain DNS server address automatically” radio button.
Windows NT
1. Click Network in the Control Panel. The “Network” window appears.
2. In the “Protocol” tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) then click
Properties.
3. In the “ IP Address” tab, click the “Obtain an IP address automatically” radio
button.
4. In the “ DNS ” tab, verify no DNS server is defined in the “ DNS Service Search
Order” text box and no suffix is defined in the “Domain Suffix Search
Order” text box.
Linux
1. Login into the system as a super-user, by entering “su” at the prompt.
2. Type “ifconfig” to display the network devices and allocated IP s.
3. Type “pump -i ,” where is the network device name.
4. Type “ifconfig” again to view the newly allocated IP address.
5. Make sure no firewall is active on device .