Peer to peer

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Peer to peer
Networking
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Things you will need.
1. At least two computers 2. Network adapters
for each computer. The cost should be
approximately 20-50 3. If you have a 10Base-T
adapters, and only two computers, you can
directly connect one computer to the other. You
will need to modify the cable by connecting
connect pins 1--3, 2--6, 3--1, 6--2, pins 4,5,7
and 8 are unused, but are normally connected
straight through. A good site with several
diagrams of crossover cable can be found at
http//www.johnscloset.net/wiring/crossover.html
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4. If you have a 10Base-T adapters, and more than
two computers, you will need a 10Base-T hub to
connect them. The cost will be approximately
50. 5. If you have a Thin Ethernet adapters,
you will need terminating resistors for each of
the last two computers in the string. 6.
Appropriate cables depending on the type of
adapters you have
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Adding Your Network Adapter 1. Open up the
Control Panel 2. Click on Add New Hardware 3.
Click the Next button 4. You can either have
Windows95 search for the adapter by selecting
YESor select NO to manually enter the adapter
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5. Click the Next button 6. If you selected NO,
you will need to manually select an adapter.
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7. Reboot if requested
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Adding the Protocol Stack 1. You will need to
decide which protocol stack you want to use for
your local network. 2. If you are going to be
totally isolated and never dial-up to the
Internet, you could use NetBEUI or IPX. 3. If
you are going to dial to the Internet, you can
select TCP/IP and just assign dummy IP addresses
for your local Lan. This way you only need to
install one protocol stack. You can also have
NetBEUI or IPX as well as TCP/IP installed.
NetBEUI or IPX would be used for your local Lan
and TCP/IP for the Internet Dial-Up. 4. Open the
Control Panel 5. Double-click on the Network icon
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6. From your network adapter detection in
previous table, you should have Client for
Microsoft Networks, Client for Netware, your
Adapter, IPX and NetBEUI already installed. 7.
If you just want NetBEUI, highlight and remove
IPX or vice versa. 8. If you want to add TCP/IP,
click on the Add button 9. Click on Protocol
10. Click on Microsoft 11. Click on TCP/IP
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Configuring the Network 1. Under Control Panel /
Network / Identification make sure each Computer
has a unique name. 2. Make sure that the
Workgroup name is the same for all computers. 3.
Do not have any spaces in either the Computer or
Workgroup names. Keep them simple. 4. If you
have TCP/IP installed, select different IP
address with the same subnet mask. You do not
need to fill in WINS, Gateway, or DNS IP
addresses. 5. Click on the File and Print
Sharing button and check off whether you want
share Files or Printers.
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Sharing Local Resources
Sharing Resources will allow you connect to
another to computer to transfer files or use its
printer.
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Enable your computer to share files and/or
printers 1. Open up the Network Icon in the
Control Panel 2. You should see File and Print
Sharing below the protocol
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3. If not, click on the File and Print Sharing
button. 4. Click on the options you want to
enable then on the OK button
5. Click on the options you want to enable then
on the OK button
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5. Click on the options you want to enable then
on the OK button
3. Type in the Share name 4. Select whether
Read, Full or Depends on Password 5. Type in and
agreed upon password. 6. Similar steps can be
taken to share a printer.
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To Connect to another Computer's Shared
Resource 1. Go to Start / Run 2. Type in
\\Computer_Name\Share_Name of the resource you
want to attach to.
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3. or Open up the Explorer 4. Click on the first
icon to connect a network drive (or Tools/Map
Network Drive) 5. Select the Drive letter (the
first available one will show by default) 6.
Type in the \\Computer_Name\Share_Name You
should be able to send and receive files as well
print to any location in the world.