Transcript Network Client Configuration

Network Client Configuration
By Nanda Ganesan, Ph.D.
© Nanda Ganesan, All Rights
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Client Configuration
• This client configuration instructions
assume that the network interface card
has already been installed and
configured on the computer
• Configuration above means the proper
installation of the latest driver for the
NIC (Network Interface Card)
Step 1: Accessing the Network
and Dial-Up Windows
Opens Network
and
Dial-up Connections
Windows
My Network
Places
Right click and
select properties
Select Properties
Configuration of Components
• Client for Microsoft Networks
• File and Print Sharing
• Protocol
– NetBEUI
– TCP/IP
– Only one protocol need to be configured for the
client to connect to the network
– It is a good practice to have only one protocol
active at any point in time unless the
circumstances dictate otherwise
– When multiple protocols are active, the network
access speed may slow down
Protocols
• NetBEUI is a non-routable protocol
• TCP/IP is the routable protocol that is
standard on the Internet
Completing the Client
Configuration
• At this point, the client configuration is
completed by pressing the OK button
and restarting the computer if asked to
do so
• The client is now connected to a local
network where all the computers are
now function under the NetBEUI
protocol
NIC Configuration - Updating
• In necessary the NIC configuration
could also be updated by pressing the
configure button shown in the pervious
figure
• A wizard will help in the updating of
the driver
Checking the Resources
• The resources used by the NIC can be
checked
– IRQ
– I/O Address
– Base Memory Address
• This step is optional as it is only for
used here for informational purpose
Typical Networking Components
• Client
– Client for Microsoft Networks
• Service
– File and Print Sharing
• Protocol
– TCP/IP
– NetBEUI for internal local networks
Client Options
• Microsoft Networks
• Novell NetWare
Services Option
• File and Print services
• SAP agent
SAP
• Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)
• Used mainly for Novell Network
• It routinely advertises the available resources
– Every 60 seconds by default
– Not very efficient in the case of a low bandwidth
WAN
• Broadcasting resources routinely is
undesirable because of bandwidth usage
• It is not required in the case of TCP/IP
Protocol Options
• TCP/IP
• NW Link
• Etc.
Installation of TCP/IP Protocol
• TCP/IP protocol can be chosen and
installed now
Protocol Installation Good
Practice
• It is always a good practice to have only
one protocol in operation which in most
cases would be the TCP/IP protocol
• NetBEUI can be either checked out on
the box or completely uninstalled
Configuring the TCP/IP
• Dynamic IP addresses
– Obtain properties from the DHCP server
• Static IP addresses
– Configure the properties manually
• To configure the properties either
double-click on the protocol or click on
the properties button
IP Properties
• IP address of the client
• Subnet mask
• Gateway address
• Primary DNS address
• Secondary DNS address
• WINS server addresses, if present
Configuring Dynamic IPs
• Simply click the appropriate boxes in
the TCP/IP properties windows to
obtain the IP properties and the DNS
address automatically
Configuring the IP Addresses
Manually
• The following values must be obtained from
the Network administrator and configured
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IP address of the client
Subnet mask
Gateway address
Primary DNS address
Secondary DNS address
WINS server addresses, if present
Advanced TCP/IP Settings
• IP
• DNS
• WINS
• Options
Advanced IP Settings
• Specify additional IP addresses and
default gateway addresses
• Note the one NIC card can have more
than one IP address assigned
– Helps in the hosting of virtual web servers
Advanced DNS Settings
• Specify additional DNS servers
• Specify suffixes
Advanced WINS Server Settings
• Specify additional WINS server
addresses
• Enable LMHOSTS lookup
• Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP
LM Host
• A local file used for translating
abbreviations to IP addresses (Website)
– Example:
• Cal ------- www.calstatela.edu
Advanced Options Settings
• IP Sec
• TCP/IP Filtering
– A useful filtering process for security
– Allows and/or blocks access to TCP/IP
ports
Displaying Network Monitoring
Icon
• A network monitoring Icon can be
displayed on the task bar to indicate the
status of the network connection of the
client computer
Network ID
• Computer name
• Workgroup name
– For peer-to-peer networks
• Domain name
– For client-server networks
• Network IDs can be changed in
Network Properties
Changing the DNS Suffix name
• DNS suffix is the qualifier
• Example: ganesan.calstatela.edu
– calstatela.edu is the suffix
• To change the suffix press the more
button on the Identification Changes
window
Computer Name
• NetBIOS name or Windows name
• TCP/IP host name
• It is a good practice to have both names
as the same for a client or a server
Network Identification
• Network identification can be specified
using the wizard as well
Restarting the Computer
• May or may not have to restart the
computer
Summary
• Setup and configure NIC
• Configure client for networks
• Install and configure the protocols
– Have only one protocol activated at any point in
time
• Install the required services
• Give identification for the client
• Make the client part of either a workgroup or
a domain
– Manually by going through the Network ID
button
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