Windows 98 Peer to Peer Networking

Step 1. Install protocol:

Windows 98:   

• Right click Network Neighbor hood on your desktop.
• Select "properties"
• Click the ADD button.
• Select protocol and then ADD.
• From the left panel select Microsoft and then select TCP/IP or Netbeui from the right panel then click OK. (you will need the windows98 cd). if you selected netbeui skip this step.
• If you selected TCP/IP you will need to decide if u you want to assign ip addresses manually or dynamically.

If you decide to assign ip addresses with a DHCP server skip this step.
To assign ip addresses manually.

• Right click networking neighborhood on the desktop go to properties.
• Select TCP\IP from the list, and click properties button.
• Check the "Specify an ip address" radio button and enter a private ip address.( e.g. ip 192.168.2.* ---- subnet 255.255.255.0).

Step 2. Install client services:

This should also already be present, but if its not then:

• Right click network neighborhood and go to properties.
• Click the ADD button.
• Select Client and then click ADD.
• Select Microsoft from the left and "Client for Microsoft" from the right panel and click OK.

Step 3. Install File & print sharing services:

This should already be present, but if its not then:

• Right click network neighborhood and go to properties.
• Click the ADD button.
• Select Services and then click ADD.
• Select file & print sharing for Microsoft and click OK.

Step 4. Test TCP\IP

Go Start >>Command Prompt. at the dos prompt type ping 127.0.0.1 your result should look like this:

If you don't see this screen then try the steps again. If it works then ping the ip you assigned (e.g. ping 192.168.2.2) if you get the same results then tcp/ip is setup correctly.

Step 5. Setup workgroup.

• Right click network neighborhood and go to properties.
• Click the "Identification tab".
• Enter "computer name". (select a unique name)
• Enter "workgroup name". (make sure you have the same workgroup name on all computers)
• You may need to restart.

Step 6. Create a User account

(make sure you create the same user account on the other machines).

• Go to Start>> Settings>> Control Panel.
• Double click the Users Icon.
• Click the new user button.
• Then click Next, enter a username.
• Enter a password and click next.
• Select "Create new item to save disk space", and click next.
  Click Finish.

Windows XP Peer to Peer Networking

Step 1. Install protocol:

Windows XP: Go to Start Control Panel, Network & Internet Connections.

• Click My Network places in the left panel under "Network tasks".
• Click View network connections, select your network interface right click and go to properties.
• Click the install button, select protocol and then ADD.
• Select the protocol you want to use. (you will need the windows cd). if you selected netbeui skip this step. If you selected tcp/ip you will need to decide if you want to assign ip addresses manually or dynamically.
• If you decide to assign ip addresses with a DHCP server skip this step.

To assign ip manually.

• Right click MY Network Places from the Start menu and select to properties.
• Select your network interface right click and go to properties.
• Click TCP\IP from the list and click properties button.
• Check the use following ip address, enter a private ip address. (e.g. ip 192.168.2.* ---- subnet 255.255.255.0).
• If you are connected to a router for internet access, enter its local interface ip address as the default gateway. Make sure that its in the same range. Otherwise leave it blank. Also leave DNS blank.

Step 2. Install client services:

This should already be present, but if its not then:

• Go to Start Control Panel, Network & Internet Connections.
• Click My Network places in the left panel under "Network tasks".
• Click View network connections, select your network interface right click and go to properties.
• Click the install button, select client and ADD. Then choose "Client for Microsoft".
• Also make sure File and print sharing is checked.

Step 3. Test tcp/ip

Go start>>Command Prompt. at the dos prompt type ping 127.0.0.1 your result should look like this:

If you don't see this screen then try the steps again. If it works then ping the ip you assigned (e.g. ping 192.168.2.2). The same results as above means that tcp/ip is setup correctly.

Step 4. Setup workgroup.

• Go to Start and Right click "MY Computer", go to Properties

           

 

• Computer name then change
• Enter "computer name", then in Member of
• Click "workgroup" radio button
• You will need to restart

Step 5. Create a User account

(make sure you create a same user account on the other machines)
For XP Professional:

• Start and Right click "My Computer" go to Manage
• In the Computer Management console select "local users & groups"
• Right click users select New user
• Enter username and password

For XP Home:

• Go to control panel
• Double click the user accounts icon
• Select Create new user. You can assign the user to the admin group, or give him/her limited access using the next screen
• Then click create account
• You will be taken back to the user account screen.
• Click the user you just created, then select create a password from the list
• Enter a password

Windows 2000 Peer to Peer Networking

Step 1. Install protocol:

Windows 2000:    

• Right click networking neighborhood on the desktop go to properties.

        

• Select your network interface right click and go to properties
• Click the install button, select protocol and then ADD
  
  

• Select the protocol you want to use. (you will need the windows CD), if you selected netbeui skip this step.
• If you selected TCP/IP you will need to decide if you want to assign IP addresses manually or dynamically.
  
  if you decide to assign IP addresses with a DHCP server skip this step.

To assign the IP address manually:

• Right click networking neighborhood on the desktop go to properties.
• Select your network interface right click and go to properties.
• Click TCP/IP from the list and click properties button.
• Check the use following IP address
• Enter a private IP address. (e.g. IP 192.168.2.* ---- subnet 255.255.255.0).
• If u are connected to a router for internet access enter the IP of its local interface as the default gateway make sure that its in the same range. If you are not using a router leave this blank.
• Enter 127.0.0.1 in primary DNS or enter routers IP address

 

Step 2. Install client services:

• The services should already be installed, but if its not:
• Right click networking neighborhood on the desktop go to properties
• Select your network interface right click and go to properties.
• Click the install button, select client and ADD. Then choose "Client for Microsoft".
• Also make sure File and print sharing is checked.

Step 3. Test TCP\IP

Click START >> select RUN >> type in cmd.

At the dos prompt type ping 127.0.0.1. Your result should look like this:

If you don't see this screen then try the steps again. If it works then ping the IP you assigned (e.g. ping 192.168.2.2) if you get the same results then TCP/IP is setup correctly.

Step 4. Setup workgroup.

• Right click "My computer", go to Properties.
• Network Identification Tab, then properties.
• Enter "computer name", then in Member of:
• Click "workgroup" radio button.
• You will need to restart.

Step 5. Create a User account

(make sure you create a user account with the same Name & Password on the other machines).

• Right click "My Computer" go to Manage.

          

• In the Computer Management console select "local users & groups".
• Right click users select New user.
• Enter username and password.