How to Set Up a Network for Your Operating System 2011/06/12 by CW Cyrix/Ami Sapphire Last Updated: 2011/06/14 Formerly Part of the BEFSR41 Recovery Instructions As it got too large for its own section I. Windows 1. For Windows 9x/ME and NT4 a. Go to Start Menu > Control Panel. b. Double-click Network. c. Click TCP/IP -> [Your Ethernet adapter here] and click Properties. d. Click Specify an IP address and fill out the needed settings there. e. Click OK, and click OK again. f. A dialog box pops up asking you to restart the computer. Click Yes. 2. For Windows 2000/XP a. Go to Start Menu > Control Panel. b. Double-click Network Connections. c. Right-click your local wired connection and click Properties. d. On the Networking tab, under This connection uses the following items, click Internet (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. e. Click Use the following IP address, and then, in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway boxes, type the IP address settings. Disable the wireless connection afterwards, if any, as it will interefere with the entire router recovery operation. 3. For Windows Vista/7 a. Go to Start Menu > Control Panel. b. Click Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing Center. [Alternatively, you can simply right-click your already connected adapter and click Open Network and Sharing Center.] c. Then click Manage network connections in Vista. It's Change adapter settings in Windows 7. d. Right-click your local wired connection, and then click Properties. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. This is not necessary in Windows 7 by default. e. Click the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties. f. Click Use the following IP address, and then, in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway boxes, type the IP address settings. Disable the wireless connection afterwards, if any, as it will interefere with the entire router recovery operation. ----****---- II. Linux 1. Ubuntu/Debian - Text Editor a. Use the following command: sudo [choice editor] /etc/network/interfaces, where [choice editor] is your favorite editor. b. Locate the following: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.42 network 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.1 and change it to fit the Linksys defaults. Broadcast and Gateway are optional. Uncomment as well, if needed. Save and exit. 2. Ubuntu/Debian? - Network Interfaces a. There are arrows pointing up and down (monitors in older interfaces). It can also be a wireless icon. b. Click the icon. A menu should appear. Click Edit Connections... c. A window called Network Connections should appear. Stay on the Wired tab. Either add a new connection or edit the connection you are using on your router. i. Note: If you are adding a new connection, you are going to require its MAC address. Also, in some older Ubuntu releases, you will HAVE to add a new connection, as editing the default connection settings would have it reset by next restart due to a bug. d. Another window called Editing [Connection name] should appear. i. Under Connection name: change it to something you would remember. In the Wired tab, where the Device MAC address should be, if you chose Add, you will need to enter the network card's MAC address. That is obtained using the command: sudo lshw -c network, and the MAC address is listed under serial. If you chose Edit, leave it alone. ii. Leave 802.1x security and IPv6 alone. iii. Go to the IPv4 Settings tab. Select Manual under the Method dropdown menu if it is not already. iv. Click Add next to the Address table. A new entry under the Address table will show up. Fill out the info needed. v. Click Save. Exit the previous window. 3. Other Linux a. Command Line: Open a terminal and type the following: /sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.10.12 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.10.255 Network address by convention would be the lowest: 192.168.10.0 Broadcast address by convention would be the highest: 192.168.10.255 The gateway can be anything, but following convention: 192.168.10.1 ----****---- III. MacOSX Static IP: 192.168.1.x (where x can be a range from 2 to 253) Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 (Linux can use either that or 24) Gateway: 192.168.1.1 [optional]