Configuring the Network Settings of your Mac OS 8/9 or Mac OS X laptop for Nomadic Computing

Mac OS 8/9

      Open the TCP/IP control panel.

      Select Configurations from under the File menu.

      Create a new configuration (select an existing configuration and click Duplicate) and give it a meaningful name like 'Nomadic Ethernet.' Make your new configuration the active one.

      In the 'Connect via' pull-down menu, select AirPort if connecting wirelessly or Ethernet if connecting through a classroom ethernet port.

      TCP/IP Control Paneld

      In the 'Configure' pull-down menu, select Using DHCP Server.

      Add 152.1.1.206 and 152.1.1.248 to the 'Name server address' box.

      Close the TCP/IP control panel and Save if prompted.

      If connecting wirelessly, go to the AirPort module in the Control Strip and select the wireless access point named NCSU.

      Select networkd
    Mac OS X
     
      Open the System Preferences and select Network.

      In the Location pull-down menu, select New Location and give the new location settings a meaningful name like 'Nomadic Computing.'

      Once you're in the Nomadic Computing location, select Active Network Ports from the Show pull-down menu.

      Turn off all connection types except for AirPort if connecting wirelessly, or Built-in Ethernet if connecting via classroom ethernet port. Then select AirPort or Built-in Ethernet from the Show pull-down menu.

      Active Portsd

      Under the TCP/IP tab, select Using DHCP from the Configure pull-down menu.

      DHCP Settingsd

      In the Domain Name Servers box enter 152.1.1.206 and 152.1.1.248.

      If connecting wirelessly, under the AirPort tab, select NCSU from the Preferred Network pull-down menu.

      SSID/AirPort Settingsd

      Wireless users should check the box labelled 'Show AirPort status in menu bar' so you can easily monitor the signal strength.

      Click Apply Now and Quit the System Preferences.

       

 

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