Preparing Your Network; Preparing Your Personal Computers For Ip Networking - NETGEAR DG814 Reference Manual

This chapter describes how to prepare your PC network to connect to the Internet through the
Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway and how to order broadband Internet service from
an Internet service provider (ISP).
Note: If an ISP technician configured your PC during the installation of a broadband
modem, or if you configured it using instructions provided by your ISP, you may need to
copy the current configuration information for use in the configuration of your gateway.
Refer to "Obtaining ISP Configuration Information
"Obtaining ISP Configuration Information
information.

Preparing Your Personal Computers for IP Networking

Personal Computers access the Internet using a protocol called TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol). Each PC on your network must have TCP/IP installed and selected as
its networking protocol. If a Network Interface Card (NIC) is already installed in your PC, then
TCP/IP is probably already installed as well.
Note: In this chapter, we use the term "PC" to refer to personal computers in general, and not
necessarily Windows computers.
Most operating systems include the software components you need to install and use TCP/IP on
your PC:
• Windows 95 or later (including Windows NT
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establishing a TCP/IP network.
• Windows 3.1 does not include a TCP/IP component. You need to purchase a third-party TCP/
IP application package such as NetManage Chameleon.

Preparing Your Network

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