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Setting up your notebook for use in the CSB Core

The following instructions show you how to set up the networking on your laptop using the DHCP server in the core to obtain all the networking information automatically.
 

Mac OS:

  1. Goto "Control Panels ->  TCP/IP" in the Apple Menu.
  2. Under the "Setup" panel,  there will be a pull down menu for "Configure".  Select "Using DHCP Server".
  3. Test your system using Telnet, Netscape, FTP, or some other networking program.  If it doesn't work,  reboot the system and test again.

Linux (Red Hat 6.x):

  1. Logon to your system as "root"
  2. Type "linuxconf".
  3. Goto "Networking -> Basic Host Information -> Adaptor 1".  If your ethernet card is set for a different number then goto that adaptor number.\
  4. Click the "Enabled" and "DHCP" boxes.
  5. Under "Name Server Specifications (DNS) click the "DNS server" button.
  6. Press the "Quit" button and the bottom.  This will bring up three choices, "Activate Changes", "Preview Changes", and "Don't Quit".  Select "Activate Changes" and then "Quit" when done.
  7. Test your network connection using "ping" or some other networking program.  If it doesn't work,  reboot the system and test again.

Windows 95/98/NT:

These are generic instructions for these Microsoft products so the wording may not be exact depending on the OS you are trying to configure.  Its close enough though.  If using Windows NT,  you need to have Administration privilages to configure networking.

If you are running Windows 98 Second Edition,  you need to do the following 1st:

  • first rename C:\windows\system\vdhcp.386 to vdhcp.386.OLD (Make sure you can see hidden file types by going to "View -> Options -> View" and selecting "All file types").
  • Download vdhcp.386 from /eve/dist/win98_NT/misc_files and place this file in C:\windows\system.
    • Start here for Win95/98/NT and for Win98SE after doing above:
    1. Goto "Start -> Control Panels" and double-click on "Networking"
    2. Double-click on the "TCP/IP Protocol" to open.
    3. Under the "IP Address Tab" select "Automatically obtain IP Address"
    4. Under the "DNS" tab,  enable DNS and give your computer a name with the domain "core".
    5. Press "OK" and reboot the system.
    6. Test your network connection using "ping" or some other networking program.
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