Set Up Networking Software for an
Ethernet Connection in
Windows 95/98/Me

How To...

1. Set Up Your Ethernet Card
   
2. Install TCP/IP
   
3. Configure TCP/IP
   

Getting Your Network Information

In order to use the Cornell network via an Ethernet connection, you will need to contact your network administrator to obtain:

• an IP address
  
• the subnet mask address
  
• the default gateway address
  

Set Up Your Ethernet Card

» If you installed your Ethernet card before (or at the same time as) you installed Windows 95/98/Me, then the system should have automatically detected it and you should proceed to the next section, Install TCP/IP. Optionally, you may follow steps 1-3 below to confirm that your card is recognized.

» If you obtained an Ethernet interface after Windows 95/98/Me was already on your computer, then do the following:

• Important: If your Ethernet card is an NE2000+, you must follow a different set of directions than described below. See Setting up an NE2000+ Card. If you're buying an Ethernet card, see Ethernet Recommendations.

1. From the Start menu, select Settings and then select Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the System icon, then click on the tab labeled Device Manager.
3. Double-click on Network adapters to display a list of the network interfaces that are installed on your computer. If you see an entry other than the Dial-Up Adapter, this is your Ethernet card. Skip ahead to Install TCP/IP. If you do not see your Ethernet card, continue to step 4 to install it.

• If an entry for your card appears here, you probably do not need to run any software included with your card, but keep the software handy just in case you need it later to resolve a problem.

4. Note the name of your Ethernet card.
   
5. Close the System Properties window (the Control Panel window should still be open).
   
6. Open the Add New Hardware control panel and follow the on-screen instructions. We recommend that you allow Windows to search for and install your card automatically.
   
7. Restart your computer if Windows gives you the option to do so. Then continue with Install TCP/IP.
   

Install TCP/IP

To determine whether TCP/IP software is already installed on your computer, follow these steps:
1. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Control Panel.
   
2. Double-click on the Network icon. Click on the Configuration tab if it is not already selected.

   

3. Look in the box labeled The following network components are installed.
   
   1. If you see IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol or NetBEUI in the list, select it, then click the Remove button to delete it. These protocols are used by some networked applications, especially games, but they may interfere with your Ethernet connection and are not supported at Cornell.
      
   2. If you don't see TCP/IP, then continue with step 4.
      If you do see TCP/IP, skip ahead to Configure TCP/IP.
      
   Do these steps only if you do not see TCP/IP listed in your Network control panel.
   
4. In the Network control panel, click the Add... button.
   
5. In the Select Network Component Type window, choose Protocol and click the Add... button.

   

6. In the Select Network Protocol window, select Microsoft under Manufacturer and TCP/IP under Network Protocols.

   

7. Click the OK button to return to the Network control panel, then click the OK button again to exit the control panel.
   
8. Restart your computer if Windows gives you the option to do so. Then continue with Configure TCP/IP.
   

Configure TCP/IP

1. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Control Panel. Double-click on the Network icon. Click the Configuration tab if it is not already selected.
   
2. In the box labeled The following network components are installed, select TCP/IP. If TCP/IP is listed twice, then choose the one followed by the name of your Ethernet card (do not choose TCP/IP -> Dial-up Adapter).
   
3. Click the Properties button.
   
4. In the TCP/IP Properties window, click on the IP Address tab.
   
   1. Make sure that Specify an IP address is selected.
      
   2. Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask that you received from your Network Administrator.

   

5. Click on the DNS Configuration tab.
   
   1. Select Enable DNS.
      
   2. Enter the Host and Domain information that you received from your Network Administrator.
      
   3. In the box under DNS Server Search Order look for these three numbers:
      
      132.236.56.250
      128.253.180.2
      192.35.82.50
      
      If these numbers are already present, skip step d below and continue with step e.
      If the numbers are not present, continue with step d.
      
   4. In the DNS Server Search Order box enter the first row of numbers (listed above) and click the Add button. The numbers will reappear in the box below. Do the same for the second and third rows of numbers.
      
   5. Enter cit.cornell.edu in the Domain Suffix Search Order field and click the Add button.
      
   6. Repeat step e with the Domain information that you received from your Network Administrator if it is not cit.cornell.edu.

   

6. Click on the Gateway tab.
   
   1. In the box labeled New gateway, enter the Gateway Address that you received from your Network Administrator. Click the Add button.

   

7. Click the OK button to return to the Network control panel.
   
8. Click on the Identification tab.
   
9. In the Computer Name box, enter the Host name that you received from your Network Administrator. In the Workgroup box, enter the Workgroup that you received from your Network Administrator.

• If your network administrator did not give you a workgroup name to use, you can choose any name; by choosing the same name as others in your project group or department, you can share files through the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop.

  

10. Click OK to exit the Network control panel.
11. Restart your computer if Windows gives you the option to do so.

Setting Up an NE2000+ Card If you are using the NE2000+ Ethernet card, you need to follow these instructions in place of the steps in the Set Up Your Ethernet Card section. Install the card, and then turn on the computer. Windows should detect the card and install drivers for it. From the Start menu, point to Settings, then choose Control Panel. Double-click on the System icon, and then click once on the Device Manager tab. Click once on the '+' sign next to Network Adapters. You should see your Ethernet card (the NE2000+) in the resulting list. Click once on the card name, then click on Properties. Click on the Resources tab. It should display the Interrupt Request and I/O range that Windows has allocated for the card. Make a note of each of them. Choose Cancel, choose Cancel again and then click on the X in the upper right hand corner to close the control panel window. From the Start menu, choose Programs, then choose the MS-DOS Prompt. Put the Novell plusdiag diskette into the a: floppy drive and type the following command at the prompt: a:\plusdiag\plusdiag Press the enter key to select the NE2000+ card, which plusdiag should have found. You should now see the current configuration values for the card. If the values are the same as those you noted in step 6, press the Esc key to exit plusdiag. If they are different, you will need to change them to match the values from step 6. Use the arrow keys to select Change Configuration. Use the arrow keys to select Interrupt and press enter. Use the arrow keys to select the correct IRQ (as noted in step 6) and press enter. Use the arrow keys to select I/O address and press enter. Use the arrow keys to select the correct IO port range (as noted in step 6) and press enter. Press the Esc key to exit and save changes. Restart the computer by going to Start, pointing to Shut Down..., and then clicking on Restart the computer. Return to Install TCP/IP, and continue with the instructions from that point. If you have problems with plusdiag, Restart your computer in MS-DOS mode (to do this, restart the computer as usual and hold down the F8 key when you see the Windows 95/98 message on your blank screen). Run plusdiag again from within DOS, starting at step 9 above.

For help troubleshooting Ethernet problems, check the HelpDesk Ethernet Troubleshooting page.

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