Network Configuration

Entering Network Setup

1. Click on the Start button, point to Settings and then click on Control Panel.  The Control Panel window will appear.
2. Double click on the Network icon.  The Network Setup Box window will appear.

When you are done making modifications in the Network Setup Box, click the OK box in the lower right-hand part of the panel.  If you made any changes, you will be asked to reboot your machine in order for your changes to take effect.

Restarting Your Computer for the First Time
If you installed Client Service for NetWare and the NWLink IPX/SPX protocols during this setup, you will be asked to select a preferred server when you log back into your Windows NT machine.  Enter the name of the NetWare Server that you log into (or NONE) and press the OK button.  If you need to change the preferred server in the future, use the CSNW utility in the Control Panel.

Identification

• Computer Name - This is name of your machine.  Make sure that your computer has a unique name.  If you aren't sure if the name you have given your computer is unique, contact your systems administrator.
• Domain Name - This is the domain your computer belongs to.  If you aren't sure what domain your computer belongs to, contact your systems administrator.

Services
Make sure the following Network Services are installed on your computer.  A list of services currently installed on your machine is located in the Network Services box.

• Client Service for NetWare  (if access to a NetWare server is necessary)
• Computer Browser
• Microsoft TCP/IP Printing
• NetBIOS Interface
• Network Monitor Agent  (only for Windows NT Servers)
• RPC Configuration
• Server
• SNMP Service
• Workstation

• Click the Add button.  A list of Network Services will appear.
• Click the service you want to install and click OK.  You may be prompted to insert the Windows NT Server or Workstation CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive.

SNMP Service
Fill in the appropriate information in the Contact and Location boxes.

The standard format for Contact Information is:  Name, Phone Number
The standard format for Location Information is:  Building, Floor, Room Number
 

Protocols
A list of protocols currently installed on your machine is located in the Network Protocols box.  Make sure that ONLY NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport, NWLink NetBIOS and TCP/IP Protocol are installed.  The settings for each protocol is discussed below.  To view and modify the setting for a particular protocol, click on it and then click the Properties button.

Adding a Network Service

• Click the Add button.  A list of Network Protocols will appear.
• Click the protocol you want to install and click OK.  You may be prompted to insert the Windows NT Server or Workstation CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive.

• The Adapter box should have the name of your network adapter
• Frame Type = Ethernet II
• Network Number = 00000000

1. Click on the IP Address tab at the top of the window.  Make sure the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server box is checked.
2. Click on the DNS tab at the top of the window.  Aside from the Host Name box, which should have the name of your machine, all other boxes should be empty.
3. Click on the WINS Address tab at the top of the window.  Click on the Enable LMHOSTS Lookup box. Make sure the the Primary WINS Server and Secondary WINS Server boxes are empty.
4. For NT 4.0 Servers ONLY:  Click on the DHCP Relay tab at the top of the window.  Make sure the Second Threshold and Maximum Hop fields are set to 4.
5. Click on the Routing tab at the top of the window.  Make sure the Enable IP Forwarding Box is NOT checked.
6. Click on the OK button at the bottom of the window to return to the Network Setup window.

Bindings
By clicking on the Bindings tab, Windows NT will rebuild the machines Bindings database.  When complete, you should see a list of Network Services.  Go into each service (click on the plus sign to the left of the computer icon) and make sure that ONLY the WINS Client (TCP/IP) protocol is being used.  The only exception to this is with the Client Service for NetWare binding.  This has to be set to IPX/SPX.  To disable a protocol, click on it and then click the Disable button.  When you are done, click the Close button.