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Configuring DSL For Windows 98/ME

Configuring Windows 98 for your DSL connection is very simple. This tutorial will walk you through each step of the Network settings to get you online with your DSL connection.

Before you start, make sure you have the following setup.

Make sure the ethernet wire that came with the DSL modem has one end connected to the DSL modem and the other end connected to your computer or an ethernet hub. If you have it connected to a hub, then make sure that you have an ethernet wire connected from the ethernet hub to ethernet port on your computer.

1.	Network Control Panel First you need to open the Network Control Panel. You and it by clicking on the Windows Start button and select Settings > Control Panel. Now find the Network Control Panel and open it.
2.	Ethernet Adapter Now find the PCI Ethernet Adapter for your ethernet card. Once you find it, select it and click Properties. See example image below.
3.	TCP/IP Driver For Ethernet Adapter Click the Bindings tab in the PCI Ethernet Adapter Properties window. Check the TCP/IP protocol for your ethernet adapter. Click OK. See example image below.
4.	TCP/IP Protocol Next, select the TCP/IP protocol for your Ethernet Card and click Properties. See example image below.
5.	Configuring IP Address Click on the IP Address tab in the TCP/IP Properties window. Change the IP Address settings set to Obtain an IP address automatically. See example image below.
6.	Special Window ME(Millennium Edition) IP Address Settings. Configuring Windows ME is exactly the same as Windows 98 with the exception to the contents of the IP Address tab. In the bottom of the IP Address tab select Detect connection to network media. See example image below.
7.	DNS Configuration Next click on the DNS Configuration tab. Set the DNS to Disable DNS. See example image below.
8.	WINS Configuration Next click on the WINS Configuration tab. The WINS settings can be left alone, but you want the Use DHCP for WINS Resolution checked. See example image below.
9.	Gateway Next click on the Gateway tab. If there are any gateways under Installed gateways select them and click Remove. See example image below.
10.	Configuration Complete Now click on OK and restart your computer.

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