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Top:Computers and Internet:Internet:My Connection:ISDN:Operating System
I am currently running Service Pack 3. Since the P75 is an ethernet device, there is no special software that I need to install. No drivers, no Dial-Up Networking, no nuthin'. All you need is a working ethernet adapter in your computer set up to use TCP/IP. Since NAT hides your ethernet from the outside world, you probably can use any IP address. However, you should be nice and choose one that is in the block of addresses that reserved by the InterNIC for private networks if you're doing like I am and getting a dynamically-assigned IP address from your ISP. In my case, my IP addresses are 192.168.121.100 (Pipeline) and .101 (computer). These IP addresses are only used on my local LAN. The Internet never sees them, so there is no worry about address duplication. I use a netmask of 255.255.255.0 and set the default gateway to be the Pipeline (.100). Set your DNS server to be your ISP's DNS server. Leave all of the WINS information blank. In order to keep filtering problems to a minimum, I only installed the bare minimum for TCP/IP. That seems to keep fewer stray packets from bringing the link up. Remember that when you install new components in NT, you need to re-install the Service Pack. Once you get things set, using the Internet is essentially transparent. It's a little slower than talking to another machine on the ethernet, but it's just as transparent. You forget that there is a dial-up connection between you and the rest of the world. You don't need to think about dialing or hanging up -- it just happens. Pretty cool. Equipment - Equipment
Vendor - Internet Service Provider Page created 2/18/97 by twisted@teleport.com.
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