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Chapter 3: Installation and Setup Efficient Networks
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Router family
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If NAT is not enabled, you may need to specify a source WAN IP address
for the WAN connection to the remote router.
TCP/IP Remote Routes
If you are using RFC 1483MER or RFC 1490MER, the IP route includes
an IP address, subnet mask, metric (a number representing the
perceived cost in reaching the remote network or station), and a gateway.
The gateway address that you enter is the address of a router on the
remote LAN. Check with your system administrator for details.
A TCP/IP Default Route
A default route should be designated in the routing table for all traffic that
cannot be directed to other specific routes. Define the default route to a
remote router or, in special circumstances, define an Ethernet gateway.
There can be only one default route specified.
Configuring Your Computer
Your computer must be configured to use the TCP/IP protocol suite over the Internet,
and to accept DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) address assignments
from your router. Although the information and settings required to make such
configurations is standard, differences exist amongst the various computer operating
systems in how these configurations are presented and established. This section
presents the TCP/IP and DHCP configuration screens in the most popular operating
systems, to guide the reader through the configuration process for each operating
system.
You can skip directly to the instructions for your computer operating system from the
following list:
• Microsoft Windows
– Windows 98
– Windows NT 4
– Windows 2000
– Windows ME
– Windows XP
• Apple Macintosh
– Macintosh Classic (Mac OS 9.x or earlier)
– Mac OS X
• Linux OS