Windows 95 netbios network software installation, Configuring tcp/ip – Compaq 5532 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Configuring the Internal Ethernet Adapter for Windows

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NOTE: At this point, you will be prompted with a dialogue box asking

for the TCP/IP network settings (i.e. IP address and netmask)
for this WfW station. Fill these in at this time.

Windows 95 NetBIOS Network Software Installation

Make sure that File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is
installed in your Network setup. If not, you’ll need to perform the
following steps.

1.

Open Settings:Control Panel folder.

2.

Double click on the Network icon.

3.

Select Add.

4.

Select Service.

5.

Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks from the
list.

6.

Click OK.

7.

Click OK again since this service will now show in the list to the left.

Configuring TCP/IP

Since TCP/IP is used as the data transfer protocol, IP addresses and
netmasks must be assigned to your Windows workstation(s) if you have
not already done so.

If you are not familiar with IP addresses and are sure that this network
will not go onto the Internet,

Table 14

lists some sample settings to use.

Table 14. IP Address Examples

IP Address

Netmask

Host 1

192.1.1.1

255.255.255.0

M205/M206

192.1.1.2

255.255.255.0

Host 2

192.1.1.3

255.255.255.0

and so on ...

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