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Configuring your LAN Basic Procedure Ver.1.4 1 - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 2
for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett-Packard. This document contains proprietary information - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 3
1. BASIC REQUIREMENTS...4 2. BASIC QUESTIONS FOR LAN CONNECTION SETUP 4 3. GLOSSARY AND LAN FUNDAMENTALS 5 4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 7 5. STEP-BY-STEP CONFIGURATION...9 SETTING/CHECKING YOUR NETWORK ADAPTER ON WINDOWS 95, 98, 2000, NT4, XP 9 CHECKING / SETTING BASIC NETWORK CONFIGURATION - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 4
guide is to enable you to successfully connect two LAN adapters and transfer files between them. The hardware required to test a LAN connection is detailed below: • Two different network card adapters • Two PCs in which the network adapters have been correctly installed (with drivers) • Connection - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 5
knowledge is required to understand if and where LAN connection is failing. IP Address: this is an identifier that allows computers to talk work, your network needs to have an operational DHCP server. Each time your PC is powered-on it may be assigned a new IP address through the DHCP protocol. If your - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 6
Gateway: this is a router that will locate a route to your destination on the network. This has no use on a local area network with no need to access the Internet or a remote PC (that doesn't belong to the same subnet, for example, if the distance is greater than 100m). This router is also helpful - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 7
on the network that will cause network conflicts. You need to change your network identification (not the workgroup nor the domain). Click here for instructions on how to do this. Q: I only want to share a folder with users to whom I give the folder's name. A: If you select a folder name surrounded - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 8
fair and over 70Mb/s is good. Q: I want to improve my LAN's performance. A: If your LAN's performance is below expectations, this may be due to a speed (10Mb is impaired, especially the duplex setting. One solution to this problem is to force the speed and duplex configuration on both the network - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 9
Setting/checking your network adapter on Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT4, XP. 5. Step-by-step configuration 1 Click on Start, Select Settings and on the Control Panel. 2 Double click on System and, if it exists, click on the - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 10
it or a warning message that the device is not functioning properly, you will need to reinstall the driver by clicking on update driver. You will then need to select a drive file location for the updated drivers of your hardware. 6 If your hardware has a red cross (red x) next to it, this means that - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 11
Checking / Setting Basic network configuration If your network adapters are working normally (as reported by device manager), you can check the configuration of your LAN. The first step is to find out the identification of your PC on the network. To be identified on a Microsoft network you will need - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 12
not know the name of an existing domain or workgroup, you can enter any workgroup name (you then become the first member). If later you connect other PCs to the network, you can set the same workgroup name - this will allow these PCs to see each other (if you have installed - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 13
folders/files with other PCs. If it is not listed, click on install, then select services. Click on OK, select files and printer sharing and finally click on OK. The third check box is the protocol supported by your network. The TCP/IP protocol is a must for most network applications. If you - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 14
Checking the connectivity between 2 computers Please refer to Glossary/subnet mask to dialog box: For Windows 95, Windows 98, type COMMAND and press . For Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, type: CMD and press . This should open a DOS box. 3 Type Ipconfig /all or winipcfg /all - HP Vectra XP 5/60 | hp business pcs, basic procedure to configure and troublesho - Page 15
a request timeout occurs, you will need to change your LAN configuration. To change your LAN configuration: 1 First, try to place the 2 PCs on PCs and your network adapter hardware. • Regarding the cable connection between the 2 PCs, if connected through a hub or a switch (necessary if you have
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