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Section5. Configuring the network
Phase 1 - Configuring the server’s IP address
During the installation process, the system was configured to use DHCP. If no DHCP server is found on
the network, the system autoconfigures a random IP address to start functioning. It is important that
you configure the proper IP address to be able to communicate with the clients.
1.
Right-click My
Network Places | Properties
, then double-click
Local Area Connection
on your
server.
NOTE:
If your server hosts several network adapters, the window shows one local area connection
(LAN) icon for each network adapter present in the system. Identify the proper adapter by browsing
each one.
2.
Click
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) | Properties | Use the following IP address
.
3.
Enter an appropriate IP address.
4.
Click
OK
to continue, and then
OK
again to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
5.
Click
Yes
to restart your server and apply these settings.
Phase 2 - Attaching clients to the network and testing the network link
1.
Create a new folder in your server’s hard drive and set is as a shared folder (right-click the
folder, then select
Sharing
…).
2.
Create users using the Windows [NOS version] Computer Management utility. To open the
utility, click
Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Computer Management | System Tools |
Local Users and Groups | Users
.
3.
Connect the client PCs to the network your server operates on.
4.
Open a command prompt window to verify the TCP/IP configuration and enter the command:
ipconfig /all
5.
To verify the server and clients can communicate properly:
○
From one of the clients, open a command prompt and type:
ping computername
where computername is the server name you entered during the Windows NOS installation.
You should get four replies from your new server. If there is a connection problem, you must
fix it before going any further.
○
You may test the link further by doing a ping between two clients. At the same command
prompt type:
ping other_client_IPaddress
You should get four replies from the second client.
6.
Copy files back and forth from the clients to the server.
To test the network link using Terminal Services:
1.
Click
Start | Programs | Terminal Services Client | Terminal Services Client
on a client you
installed Terminal Services on.
2.
Select the target server from the Available Servers list displayed on the screen.
3.
Click
Connect
.
4.
Complete the
User ID and Password
login form.
