MCSE : Security Specialist
Configure OS for network connection
Windows 9x
Installing Networking Components
You
should not add Plug and Play – compatible network adapters manually.
Instead, you should let Windows detect the network adapter. If the
Select Device box prompts you to select a network adapter, click the
Have Disk button and type in the location of your network adapter
drivers.
To
install a driver for a legacy network adapter after Windows is
installed
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In Control Panel, double-click Add New Hardware, and then run
the Add New Hardware Wizard.
To
install networking components after Windows is installed
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In Control Panel, double-click Network, and then click the
Configuration tab.
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Click Add.
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In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, double-click
the type of component to install.
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Client software for the types of networks the computer is
connected to.
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Adapter Installs drivers for the network adapters in the
computer.
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Protocol Installs network protocols and sets related
options.
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In the Select dialog box, select the name of the component
manufacturer and the name of the specific component.
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Click OK.
Setting Computer Names and Workgroups
Windows requires that you define a workgroup and computer name for
each networked computer, independent of the type of networking
software you use. You can also change the computer name or workgroup
after Setup is complete.
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In Control Panel, double-click Network, and then click the
Identification tab.
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Type the values for the computer identification settings:
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Computer name must be unique on the network. It can be up to
15 characters long, with no blank spaces. The computer name
can contain only alphanumeric characters, as well as the
following special characters: ! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) - _ ' { } .
~
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Workgroup name does not need to be unique, but it uses the
same naming conventions as the computer name.
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Computer Description
Windows 2000
To
add a network component
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Open Network and Dial-up Connections.
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Right-click the connection to which you want to add a network
component, and then click Properties. Do one of the following:
If this is a local area connection, click Install. If this is a
dial-up, VPN, or incoming connection, on the Networking tab,
click Install.
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In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, click either
Client, Service, or Protocol, and then click Add.
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Do one of the following: If you do not have an installation disk
for the component, click the appropriate client, service, or
protocol, and then click OK. If you have an installation disk
for the component, click the appropriate client, service, or
protocol, click Have Disk, insert the installation disk into the
selected drive, and then click OK.
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