| In the Control-Panel, select the System icon:
(or right-click "My Computer" on the desktop and select Properties)
Select the tab : Computer Name
The "Full computer Name" must be UNIQUE on the network : all other systems MUST have a different name. Unless you have an NT,Win2000 or soon an XP-server, you are using the Workgroup method of networking, and all systems on the network should use the SAME workgroup name.
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| If required, use the button "Change..." and adjust the values:
- type (if required) a new name for the "computer name"
- enter (if required) a new name for the "workgroup" |
| In the Control-Panel, select the Network Connection icon:
(or right-click "My Network Places" on the desktop and select Properties)
Select your Local Area Connection, then right-click and "Properties" or from the "Network Tasks" (left side) "Change settings of this connection" : |
| All required components for a LAN are installed by default: - Network Client - File and Printer Sharing - TCP/IP network protocol If your network requires a different protocol, you can install IPX/SPX or even NetBEUI (although not "supported" anymore by Microsoft)
It is a good choice to use TCP/IP protocol , but I suggest to configure it (via "Properties")
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| For TCP/IP-protocol to work, each system needs to have a UNIQUE IP-address.
By default, TCP/IP is configured to "Obtain an IP address automatically": XP will first try to locate a DHCP server on the network and if no DHCP-server is found, it will use Auto-IP-Generation (like in Windows 98/ME and Windows 2000) to generate an IP-address.
If you select to use such automatically assigned IP-addresses, you can open a "Command Prompt" windows and type : IPCONFIG to find out, which IP-address has assigned to your system. |