Configuring the Windows Workstation

1. When the Windows Desktop has returned, click Start|Settings|Control Panel.

2. Double-click on Networks.

3. Verify that the Configuration tab is in front, and the Primary Network Logon window contains Client for Microsoft Networks.

4. Highlight TCP/IP-->your NIC card (e.g. TCP/IP-->LinkSys 10/100 PC Card) (Note. If the correct TCP/IP--> is not available, then a simple TCP/IP should work.)

5. Click on Properties.

6. Click on IP Address Tab

   1. Check "Specify an IP address" radio button.

   2. Enter IP and Submask assigned to this PC in the appropriate boxes. (See Building Your Network, Part 1 in this series for more details on how to select IP addresses.)

7. Click on WINS Configuration Tab.

   1. Check "Disable WINS Resolution".

8. Click on Gateway Tab.

   1. Enter the IP address of the Gateway PC (aka Router) in the New Gateway window.

   2. Click on Add.

9. Click on DNS Configuration Tab.

   1. Check "Enable DNS".

   2. Enter the hostname (same as "computer name" on Identification tab) in the Host window.

   3. Enter the Domain name (aka Workgroup name) in the Domain window.

   4. Enter your Internet Provider's primary DNS IP in the "DNS Server Search Order" window.

   5. Click on Add.

   6. Enter your Internet Provider's secondary DNS IP in the "DNS Server Search Order" window.

   7. Click on Add.

10. Click on NetBios Tab
    1. Deselect "I want to enable Netbios over TCP/IP" or make sure the check box is greyed out.

11. Click on Advanced Tab

    1. Deselect "Set this protocol to be the default protocol".

12. Click on Bindings Tab

    1. Select "Client for Microsoft Networks"

    2. Select "File and Print Sharing"

    3. Select "Windows Logon"

    4. Click on OK.

13. Click on OK again.

14. If Windows asks you to insert your Windows CD, do so, click on OK, and follow the on-screen prompts.

15. If Windows asks to restart your computer, click on Yes.

Accessing Files on an OS/2 System

1. Open the Connections folder.

2. Open the Network folder.

3. Open the Logons folder.

4. Double-click on File and Print Client Workstation Logon.

5. If a User ID is displayed and it has administrative authority, accept by clicking on Cancel.

6. Otherwise enter a valid administrative User ID and the correct password, and click on OK.

7. In the Connections folder, double-click on the Network Services folder.

8. Double-click on the Shared Resources and Network Connections object.

9. Click on the Users tab.

10. Click on the "Create user..." button.

11. In the User ID window, enter your Windows logon name--exactly as typed in Windows, including case.

12. In the Description window, enter any text you wish.

13. In the Password windows, enter your Windows password--again exactly as typed in Windows, including case.

14. Click on OK.

15. Close the Shared Resources and Network Connections object.