4 Windows

Configuration

Overview

This chapter details a complete Windows configuration setup including:

Identifying the NIC on the network using TCP/IP as the underlying protocol

Configuring the NIC with its mandatory TCP/IP settings (IP address and subnet mask)

Configuring a new printer on the Windows station

Windows Environment Description

The NIC supports network printing under Windows environments by using TCP/IP. In a Windows NT® setup, pure TCP/IP is used as the network protocol whereas with Windows 95/98® or Windows Me®, NetBIOS is used over TCP/IP.

The ideal configuration is a network printer defined on the NT/2000 server to be shared by Windows 95/98/Me clients. However, any Windows station can also go directly to the NIC.

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