Apple Power Macintosh 4400 - Manual (Page 94)

4 Use the Configure pop-up menu to choose a configuration method.
If you are connected using Ethernet, the pop-up menu looks like this:
If you are connected using AppleTalk (MacIP), the pop-up menu looks
like this:
Whether you proceed to step 5 or step 6 depends on whether you are
configuring your network manually or automatically.
To use a TCP/IP network, your computer must have an IP (Internet Protocol)
address, and it often must have a subnet mask number. Your network address
and subnet mask number identify your computer’s location on the network.
This information can be entered manually or obtained automatically from a
server. (An address entered manually is called a static IP address; one
obtained automatically is known as a dynamic IP address.) Before you set up
your TCP/IP network connection, obtain your IP address and subnet mask
number from your Internet service provider or network administrator. If these
can be obtained automatically from a server, you need to know what type of
server. Here are the types that will appear in the Configuration pop-up menu
in the instructions that follow:
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BootP A Boot Protocol server automatically provides the TCP/IP setup
information you need.
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RARP A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol server provides the IP
address for your computer, but you must provide the rest of the
information manually.
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DHCP A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server automatically
provides all the TCP/IP setup information you need.
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MacIP A Macintosh Internet Protocol provides all the TCP/IP setup
information you need, but you need to know the zone where the MacIP
server is located. (MacIP is also a protocol for sending Internet-style
packets of information over an AppleTalk network.)
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