Checking your Network Configuration in Windows 95/98.

PART I:

    1. Right click the "Network Neighborhood" icon on the desktop and go to "properties" OR Open "My Computer", then "Control Panel" and then open "Network" by double clicking on that icon.
    2. In the "Network" window under "configuration" you should see the AT LEAST two of the following items: "Dial-Up Adapter" and "TCP/IP".
      1. You may also want to have "Client for Microsoft Networks" installed if you want Windows to remember your login and password. Window 98 users may also see "Microsoft Family Login".
      2. Unless you are on a LAN (local area network) it is not recommended that you have the "NetBEUI" or "IPX/SPX" protocols installed. Remove them if you don’t need them.
      3. You may also have such items as "Dial-Up adapter #2 (VPN support)", "Microsoft Virtual Networking adapter", NDISWAN and so forth installed if you installed the package known as DUN 1.2 from Microsoft, or the "ISDN" package or the PPTP package. That’s fine, leave them alone. If you don’t have these items, don’t worry, you probably don’t need them unless you are a specialized user.
    1. Highlight TCP/IP and then click on properties or double click TCP/IP. IMPORTANT: make sure that it says "Obtain an IP address automatically" on the "IP Address" tab and "DISABLE DNS" on the "DNS Configuration" tab.
    2. Click OK to save you changes under TCP/IP properties.
    3. Click OK again at the Network window.
    4. You may be prompted for your WIN95/98 CDROM at this point so new files may be installed and/or be asked to reboot. Follow the on screen instructions. Reboot the computer if necessary.

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