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Mac OS 9 DHCP Ethernet Configuration | View PDF Version

Most Etherjacks on campus should use DHCP. If you need a static IP address you should contact nts@umn.edu.

Follow these simple steps to use DHCP:

You must know your Internet ID and password to complete these steps. If you do not know them, call Technology Help at 612-301-4357

Find your Hardware Address

Your Mac must be using Open Transport and have the AppleTalk and TCP/IP control panels. If not, your Mac is running with classic networking, and you will need to upgrade your networking software.

To find your hardware address:

  1. Select the Apple Menu, choose the Control Panels option, and the TCP/IP control panel.
  2. Select the File menu and the Get Info command.
  3. Your Hardware Address is listed in this window.

Register your computer's Hardware Address

This can be done with any web browser on any computer that is connected to the Internet.

  1. If you are using this from your residence hall, go to the Web site: http://www.resnet.umn.edu and click on the link for Sign up for ethernet service. Follow the instructions from there.
  2. Otherwise go directly to the https://wwws.nts.umn.edu/cgi-bin/dhcpreg.
  3. Click the button to Add a new hardware address and click on next.
  4. Please read the Acceptable Use Policies and click the I Agree button.
  5. Enter you Internet ID and Hardware Address. When entering the Hardware Address, type the string of letters and numbers with hyphens (i.e. 00b05f62c44b). Do not insert spaces or punctuation (There will only be numbers and the letters a-f in the address). Click the Next button.

  6. Residence Hall students will be redirected to the ResNet site. Select the appropriate button to continue.
  7. Enter the password for your Internet ID; click Finish Registration.
  8. Select the File menu, and the exit (or quit) command from your browser to clear out your Internet ID and password from your browser's memory.
  9. You will receive an email confirming your DHCP Registration. It may take up to an hour for your registration to become active between 5am and 5pm, 7 days a week. Otherwise the hardware addresses are updated at 7pm and 3am.

DHCP Ethernet Configuration for Macintosh

  1. From the Apple Menu choose Control Panels, then TCP/IP.
  2. Set the Connect via: selection to Ethernet built-in.
  3. Set the Configure: selection to Using DHCP Server.
  4. All other fields should be blank.
  5. Close the TCP/IP control panel.
  6. Click Save to save the changes to your current configuration.