76 Appendix A Network support209226-BPreparing an IPX networkUse this preparation procedure if your environment has Novell NetWareworkstations using the IPX protocol.In this network environment, Instant Internet functions as an IPX-to-IP gatewayto the Internet. You do not need to install TCP/IP on each workstation. However,you must install the Instant Internet workstation software on each workstation.There are no other hardware configuration procedures. For details, refer to“Installing the Instant Internet workstation software on each workstation” onpage 62.Preparing a TCP/IP network with an existing BootP orDHCP serverUse this preparation procedure if your network environment uses TCP/IP and youalready have a BootP or DHCP server installed and running on your network.During installation, Instant Internet detects whether you have a BootP or DHCPserver running on your network and sets itself up appropriately. If you have aBootP or DHCP server, the Instant Internet unit requires an IP address duringinitial setup.You must assign a permanent (static) IP address to the Instant Internet unit. Youcan either enter an IP address that you know is excluded from the BootP or DHCPserver’s range of available IP addresses (recommended) or you can accept the IPaddress it is assigned during installation and then exclude it later.Note: Instant Internet Versions 5.00 and above start up as BootP clients.This means that those using BootP or DHCP servers for their existing IPnetworks can set the server to assign a specific IP address to the InstantInternet unit.
