Chapter 4 | Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Small Business Server 2000 |
Section 5. Configure the Network
PHASE 1
During the installation process the system was configured to use DHCP. If no DHCP server is found on the network the system will
1.Right click My Network Places Properties Local Area Connection on your HP server.
NOTE | If you HP server host several Network adapters, the window |
| will show one "Local Area Connection" icon for each |
| Network adapter present in the system. Identify the proper |
| adapter by browsing each one. |
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2.Click Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) Properties Use the following IP address.
3.Enter appropriate IP address.
4.Click the OK to continue, then OK again to exit the "Local Area Connection Properties" window. Click Yes to restart your computer and take this settings into account.
PHASE 2
1.Create shares: create a folder on your HP server hard drive then share it (right click Sharing).
2.Create users using Windows 2000 Computer Management utility: Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management System tools Local Users and Groups Users.
3.Connect clients PC to the network your HP 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:
a.From one of the clients, open a command prompt and type: ping computername
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