The IP Address tab is shown in
Figure 3.22.
Select the "Specify an IP address" radio button and enter the computer's address and subnet mask in the space provided for the proper adapter (Ethernet card). You or your network manager should have selected an address for the client on the same subnet (LAN) as the Samba server. For example, if the server's address is 192.168.236.86 and its network mask 255.255.255.0, you might use the address 192.168.236.10, if it is available, for the NT workstation, along with the same netmask. If you use DHCP on your network, select the "Obtain an IP Address from a DHCP server" button.
If you don't have an IP address to use, and you are on a network by yourself, steal ours, as the 192.168.
x.x subnet is specifically reserved by the Internic for LANs. If you're not by yourself, see your system administrator for some available addresses on your network.
The gateway field refers to a machine typically known as a
router. If you have routers connecting multiple networks, you should put in the IP address of the one on your subnet.
