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9Windows Configuration
Overview
This chapter details a complete Windows configuration setup including:
1. Identifying the NIC on the network using TCP/IP as the underly ing
protocol
2. Configuring the NIC with its mandatory TCP/IP settings (IP addr ess and
subnet mask)
3. 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 or Windows 98 , NetBIOS over TCP/IP
is used.
Figure 15 shows two of the most common Windows setups you w ill see with
the NIC. The ideal configuration is a network print er defined on the NT server
to be shared by Windows 95 clients. However, any Windows sta tion can also
go directly to the NIC.