Configuring for Windows 95 / 98*
step 1: getting
started
Before you can configure your system, you
must have ethernet physically installed. If you have not already done so,
please check to see if you have the necessary ethernet card at http://www.oberlin.edu/cit/resnet/pcethernet.html.
Once your ethernet card is physically installed, turn on the computer. Window
95/98 should recognize and auto-configure the card. You may need to insert
your Windows 95/98 CD. If Windows does not find the card, Windows starts normally,
or there is a problem installing your card, contact your rcc at cit@oberlin.edu
for assistance.
This printed document has more complete instructions on installing other clients
and protocols.
step 2: installing
network drivers and clients
Once your ethernet card is installed, you can
install network drivers.
1. From the Start Menu, go to
'Settings' -> 'Control Panel'. Select the "Network" control panel.
Does your network control panel
look like this?
-If the answer is yes,
your ethernet card is already installed; skip to Step 3:installing the TCP/IP
protocol. If you also already have an entry called "TCP/IP", skip to Step
4: configuring TCP/IP.
-If your
network control panel does not look like the example above and your
control panel looks like this:
3. Click "Add".
4. Select "Adapter".
5. Choose your vendor on the
left, then your specific model on the right. See your adapter's documentation
for the specific model. If your card's manufacturer or model is not listed,
click "Have Disk" browse, and navigate to the location of the manufacturer's
driver file. (FYI: These driver files are usually *.inf files)
6. Click "OK".
7. Chose "Client" and click "Add".
8. Select "Microsoft" and then select "Client for Microsoft Networks" and
click "OK".
9. Now repeat steps 6 & 7.
10.Select "Microsoft" and then select "Client for NetWare Networks" and
click "OK".
11. Select "Add".
12. Select "Protocol" and click "Add".
13. Select "Microsoft" and then select "IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol" and
click "OK".
14. Now repeat steps 11. & 12.
15. Select "Microsoft" and then select "NetBEUI" and click "OK".
16. Your Network Control Panel should look like this:
step 3:
installing the tcp / ip protocol
1. In the Network
Control panel, click the "Add" button.
2. Choose "Protocol"
and click "Add".
3. Click "Microsoft"
in the left column and "TCP/IP" in the right.
4. Click "OK". Now
your network Control Panel should look like this:
step 4:
configuring tcp / ip
1. In the Network Control panel, highlight the "TCP/IP
entry and click "Properties".
2. Under the "IP Address" tab, click on "Obtain an IP
Address automatically":
3. Click "OK" to accept.
4. Click "OK" to exit the Network Control Panel and save your
changes.
5. If you are asked to restart, do so.
step 5:
testing your system
To verify that you have successfully
connected to the network, double-click the "Network Neighborhood"
icon on your desktop. Double-click the "Entire Network" icon. A list
should appear that looks like this:
To verify that TCP/IP is configured correctly,
open an internet client like Netscape Communicator orInternet Explorer. You
can use the Windows95/98 Telnet client if you do not have any other programs
that use TCP/IP. If you have any problems, or questions about obtaining other
internet clients, checkout the software
downloads site at http://www.oberlin.edu/cit/downloads
(The CIT Downloads site requires authentication with an
ObieID and password.) or contact your RCC at cit@oberlin.edu.
Open your Web Browser, authenticate with your Obiemail username and password.
* Netware instruction steps
can be skipped. You can access Stulocker without the Netware client at https://stulocker.cc.oberlin.edu/NetStorage/
