 A protocol for networking is needed to connect on any home network. TCPIP is the standard protocol of the Internet. TCPIP is added from the "Properties" tab of the network card located in "Network Connections" in the control panel. Choose "Install", protocol, then choose TCPIP. The screenshot below is from Windows XP. Consult your help files for location in other Windows versions.
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| This is the only setting needed in order to enable Internet sharing, when using a router with DHCP enabled or with most home broadband providers, is to select "Obtain an IP address automatically". The screenshot below shows the IP address tab of TCP/IP properties under network in the control panel on one of the networked computers. |
Utilities to Assist in Setup
To check the current status of TCPIP on a 95, 98 or ME machine you can type in "winipcfg" from a command prompt. It also lets you release and renew an address when testing. Type "winipcfg /?" at a command prompt for more information. In Windows 2000 or XP the command is "ipconfig", typed from a cmd prompt.
The screen below shows the output of the command "winipcfg" typed in at a command prompt |
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| The "ping" command is a simple command used to test to see if another host will respond. Type "ping <IP address>". Type " ping /?" at a command prompt for more information. The screen below shows the output of a "ping" command at a cmd prompt in Windows XP. The output shows 0 packets lost. |
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