Summary
Windows NT provides a wide variety of networking protocols, including TCP/IP. The basic network software is installed through the Network properties sheet, which contains five tabs:
- Identification
Defines the Windows computer name.
- Services
Installs network services.
- Protocols
Installs network protocols.
- Adapters
Defines and configures the network hardware installed on the computer.
- Bindings
Creates the logical connections between services, protocols and adapters.
The TCP/IP protocol is installed through the Protocols tab. Once installed, TCP/IP is configured through the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties sheet. The tabs on that sheet are used to configure the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address, Internet host name, domain name, and DNS server address. They provide a complete, basic TCP/IP client configuration.
An alternative to manually defining the TCP/IP configuration is to use the Dynamic Host Configuration protocol to provide all of this information and more. In Chapter 6 we learn how a DHCP server is set up.
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