Montana State University Customer Support -- Tech Note #1
Network Installation Guidelines:
Windows 9.X
Applies to: Windows 95 and 98.
Last updated: Tuesday September 16, 2003.
SUMMARY
This will be a basic guideline for installing network connectivity on your Windows 9.X desktop.
Note: You will need to contact your network administrator for more site specific information.
PROCEDURE
| For the duration of this guide it is assumed you are a
member of the MSU domain and have a valid username, nodename and IP
Address. Pretend you were assigned nodename.msu.montana.edu with an IP
address of 153.90.111.222, so you are in the 111 Subnet with a unique IP
of 222. If you do not know what these values are contact your network
administrator for help. Assuming that you have installed and correctly
configured a network interface card in your PC right click on Network
Neighborhood and select Properties. You will see something like the window
below with your specific network adapter. You will want to verify that
Client for Microsoft Networks and the TCP/IP protocol are installed. Use
the Add button if these components are not installed. Highlight the Client
for Microsoft Networks and click Properties.
Note: (These screen captures were taken with a Windows 98 operating system, so you may see a slightly different presentation with your version.) |
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| Insure that Log on to Windows NT domain is checked and msu is entered in the Windows NT domain. I also like to select Quick Logon so it doesn't waste time attaching to network drives on boot up. Click OK. |  |
| Click on the Identification tab and enter your valid nodename assigned to you and enter msu for the workgroup. Enter your name or some unique description of your PC in the Computer Description window. Click OK. |  |
| Click on the Access Control tab and select User-level access
control and enter MSU for the Obtain list box. Click OK.
Note: (If you had to change your Logon Validation to Log on to Windows Domain under the Client for Microsoft Networks you will have to reboot before you can change your Access Control) |
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| Highlight the TCP/IP for your installed network interface card (not the Dial-Up Adapter) and click on Properties. |  |
| Select the IP Address tab and enter the IP Address assigned to you substituting your Building Subnet for the 111 and your unique IP for the 222. The subnet mask will be 255.255.255.0 unless you have two Subnets in your building then you would use 255.255.254.0. If you are not sure what to use ask your network administrator. Don't click OK yet there's more to configure. |  |
| Select the WINS Configuration tab click the Enable WINS Resolution radio button then click the Add button and enter 153.90.2.160 first then 153.90.192.10 second. |  |
| Select the Gateway tab and click Add and enter 153.90.XXX.254 substituting your Subnet for XXX. Remember to change the Subnet of the Gateway to the larger number if you have more than one Subnet in your building. For example if your building was assigned Subnets 111 and 112 you would use a Gateway of 153.90.112.254. Check with your Network Administrator if you are not sure what to use. |  |
| Select the DNS Configuration tab and check the Enable DNS
radio button. Enter the nodename assigned to you by ITC along with the
rest of your domain suffix. Click on Add and enter 153.90.2.15 first then
153.90.2.1 second. Click in the Domain Suffix Search order box :
type msu.montana.edu then click add type oscs.montana.edu then click add type gsl.montana.edu then click add (if you need access the the global student lab shares) type montana.edu then click add (if you have servers at the root domain you need to attach to) Add any other suffix's that you need for your area. |
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| Click on the NetBIOS tab and insure that the TCP/IP box is checked and/or grayed out. |  |
| Select the Advanced tab and insure Set this protocol to be the default protocol radio button is checked. |  |
| Select the Bindings tab and be sure Client for Microsoft Networks is checked and File and printer sharing if you want to share files and printer from your PC. You can now click OK. |  |
| You will be returned to the Network Window. Highlight File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. Click on Properties or click on the File and Print Sharing... Button. |  |
| Here is where you can decide if you want to share any files or printer attached to your PC. There is a small security risk by having sharing enabled, but if you manage your shares properly and only allow authorized users to attach (not everyone full), you should be fine. |  |
| To get to this windows click Start-> Settings-> Control Panel and Double Click the Passwords icon. Select the Remote Administration tab. If you want to be able to get remote help with problems and be able to do remote administrative updates of your software you should Enable remote administration of this server. This is the default for Windows NT workstation on a domain. If you want to give yourself these same capabilities add msu\nodename to the list by clicking Add. |  |
| Select the User Profiles tab and be sure that the All users... radio button is checked. The other option can cause all kinds of problems installing software. Click OK when finished. If you have any questions or problems contact the ITC Help Desk at 994-1777. |  |
