Chapter 5: Networking Your Computer486 Click the General tab.7 Click Obtain an IP address automatically.8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box.9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.10 Click × to close the Network Connections window.11 Repeat this procedure for every computer on your network.Setting up an Ethernet networkWe recommend using category 5, unshielded, twisted-pair cable (approximately ¼-inch diameterwith a thin outer-jacket, containing eight color-coded wires), and equipment compatible with thistype of cable. This type of cable is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like a large telephone jackconnector, but with eight pins) on each end.Category 5 cables are available in two different types; straight-through cables, used to connectcomputers to a router, and crossover cables, used to connect two computers.To determine which type of cable you have, hold both ends of the cable with the connectors facingaway from you and with the spring clip on the bottom. For straight-through cable, the wires onboth connectors are attached to copper pins in the same order (same colors, left to right). For acrossover cable, the wires on each connector are attached to the copper pins in a different order(different colors, left to right).
