Setting up TCP/IP on the WinGate machine

If you have already had a previous version of WinGate working, or if you have a working TCP/IP setup, check the IP is correct and skip the rest of the section.

Because of the way WinGate works, you'll need to assign a special (known as static) IP address to the WinGate machine. We strongly recommend 192.168.0.1 and we will refer to that number from here on.

In NT 3.51

1. In Program Manager choose Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon.

3. Double click the TCP/IP protocol from the list box (its near the bottom).

4. Follow the Configuration Instructions presented below

For Windows 95, and NT4:

1. Press the Start button, select Settings..., then Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon. You'll see a dialog box.

3. Select the TCP/IP properties that are assigned to your physical network adapter, NOT your dial-up adapter.

4. Press the Properties... button. You should get the TCP/IP Properties box.

Configuration Instructions

There are six sections in this dialog box. We'll deal with them in order.

IP Address Select the Specify an IP address option. Then type in 192.168.0.1 as the IP address. This is a private address that won't exist anywhere on the Internet, so you can let the wingate machine use it for the internal LAN only. Next, fill in the Subnet Mask text area with 255.255.255.0.

WINS Configuration Leave this as is.

Gateway Leave this entry blank.

Bindings By default, the Client for Microsoft Networks option is checked. Leave it alone.

Advanced No changes are needed from the default.

DNS Configuration Select the Enable DNS option. Enter your user name in the Host box. In the Domain, put in the name of your ISP, like abc.com or partyon.com or whatever.

In the DNS Server Search Order section, put in the IP address of your provider's name server and press the Add button .It should already be there, so don’t add it again if it is. To find this number if you have a shell account on your ISP’s server, you can log into your provider with a terminal program (telnet) and type nslookup. Your provider's server will return the DNS address. If that doesn't work, you can use 131.107.1.7 and/or 204.95.111.254 (those belong to Microsoft).

In the Domain Suffix Search Order section, type in the domain suffix (usually the same as the domain) and press the Add button.

When you're all done setting these options, press the OK button. Then press the OK button in the Network dialog box. Windows will ask you to reboot. Press ‘Yes’ and wait for your machine to restart.