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Checking your Network Protocols (Windows 9x), NetBEUI -> PCI Fast Ethernet, Adapter

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26 CHAPTER 4: CLIENT PC CONFIGURATION need this as well as MS-DOS printing, you should install BOTH Peer-to-peer Printing and SMB printing. MS-DOS programs can use the SMB printer, Windows programs should use Peer-to-peer Printing. ■ If your LAN has Network Servers (for example, Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server) use the method advised by your Network Administrator. The Print Server can print via a queue located on a Network server, if desired. ■ Unix users - refer to Appendix C. ■ Macintosh users - refer to "Macintosh (AppleTalk)" in this chapter. Checking your Network Protocols (Windows 9x) Your PC must have EITHER the TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocols installed. All versions of Windows after Windows 95 have TCP/IP installed by default. ■ If using the Peer-to-peer Printing, the installation program will check this for you. ■ If using other methods, you must check manually, as follows: 1 Select the Settings - Control Panel - Network option on the Start Menu. You should see a screen like the one shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 Network Configuration ■ The top line in the list NetBEUI -> PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on this PC. Your PC will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter. ■ The highlighted line TCP/IP -> PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter indicates that TCP/IP is installed. Your PC will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter.

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26
C
HAPTER
4: C
LIENT
PC C
ONFIGURATION
need this as well as MS-DOS printing, you should install BOTH
Peer-to-peer Printing and SMB printing. MS-DOS programs can use
the SMB printer, Windows programs should use Peer-to-peer Printing.
If your LAN has Network Servers (for example, Windows NT, Windows
2000 Server) use the method advised by your Network Administrator.
The Print Server can print via a queue located on a Network server, if
desired.
Unix users - refer to
Appendix C
.
Macintosh users - refer to
“Macintosh (AppleTalk)”
in this chapter.
Checking your
Network Protocols
(Windows 9x)
Your PC must have EITHER the TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocols installed. All
versions of Windows after Windows 95 have TCP/IP installed by default.
If using the Peer-to-peer Printing, the installation program will check
this for you.
If using other methods, you must check manually, as follows:
1
Select the
Settings - Control Panel - Network
option on the
Start
Menu.
You should see a screen like the one shown in
Figure 3
.
Figure 3
Network Configuration
The top line in the list
NetBEUI -> PCI Fast Ethernet
Adapter
indicates that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on this PC.
Your PC will show the name of the your Network card rather than
PCI
Fast Ethernet Adapter
.
The highlighted line
TCP/IP -> PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
indicates that TCP/IP is installed. Your PC will show the name of the
your Network card rather than
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
.