Gateway setting up window networks User Manual

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Contents
Section A Networking Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
1 Learning the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Selecting  a  network  connection   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Wired  Ethernet  network   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Wireless  Ethernet  network   ....

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Configuring  your  router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Where  to  go  from  here  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Section C Wireless Ethernet Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
4 Configuring Windows for a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Installing  the  wireless  Ethernet  driver   . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Turning  your  wireless  emitter  on  or  off  in  Windows 2000   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  126
Using  the  Broadcom  Wireless  Configuration  Utility   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  126
Using  Intel  PROSet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  127
Using  the  ORiNOCO  Client  Manager  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  128
Where  to  go  from  here   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Networking
Basics
Read the following chapter to learn the benefits of using a 
wired and wireless Ethernet network and the types of wired 
and wireless Ethernet networks.
■“Learning the Basics” on page 3 

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Learning the
Basics
Connecting your home, small office, or home office 
computers lets you share drives, printers, and a single 
Internet connection among the connected computers.
Read this chapter to learn about:
■“Selecting a network connection” on page 4
■“Using a wired Ethernet network” on page 5
■“Using a wireless Ethernet network” on page 9 

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Networking Basics
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Selecting a network connection
The biggest decision you need to make when creating your network is what 
type of connection you will use. Gateway supports both wired and wireless 
Ethernet networks. Use the following criteria as a guide when selecting a 
network connection.
Wired Ethernet network
Create a wired Ethernet network if:
■You are building a new home or your existing home already has Ethernet 
cable installed in each room that has a device you want to...