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Chapter Overview
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Installing the TCP/IP Protocols
Configuring TCP/IP
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The Network And Dial-Up
Connections Window
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Icons in the Network And Dial-Up
Connections Window
Icon
Description
Local Area
Connection
One icon appears for each network interface adapter
installed in the computer.
Clicking this icon lets you install, remove, and
configure Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) networking components for that
specific network interface adapter.
Make New
Connection
Clicking this icon lets you use the Network
Connection Wizard to manually create additional
modem and virtual private network (VPN)
connections.
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The Local Area Connection Properties
Dialog Box
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Windows Networking Component
Types
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Windows Networking Clients
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Client for Microsoft Networks
Client Service for NetWare
Gateway Service for NetWare (GSNW)
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Windows Networking Protocols
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Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible
Transport Protocol
NetBEUI Protocol
AppleTalk Protocol
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Default Windows 2000 Networking
Components
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Plug and Play installs the following
components automatically when the
operating system detects a network interface
adapter:
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Client for Microsoft Networks
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
File And Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks
You can remove these modules or add others
as needed after the initial installation.
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Installing a Windows 2000
Networking Component
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To install a Microsoft Windows 2000 networking
component manually:
1. Open the Network And Dial-Up Connections window.
2. Click the Local Area Connection icon, and then select
Properties.
3. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box,
click Install.
4. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box,
select a network component type, and then click
Add.
5. In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, select a
component to install, and then click OK.
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Removing a Windows 2000
Networking Component
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To remove a Windows 2000 networking
component:
1. Open the Network And Dial-Up Connections
window.
2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and
then select Properties.
3. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog
box, select an installed component from the
component list.
4. Click Uninstall.
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Accessing the TCP/IP Client
Configuration Interface
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To open the TCP/IP client configuration
interface:
1. In the Start menu's Settings group, select
Network And Dial-Up Connections to display the
Network And Dial-Up Connections window.
2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon in the
Network And Dial-Up Connections window, and
then select Properties to display the Local Area
Connection Properties dialog box.
3. Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) module in
the components list, and then click Properties to
display the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
dialog box.
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Basic TCP/IP Client Configuration
Parameters
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IP address
Subnet mask
Default gateway
Domain Name System (DNS) server address
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IP Address
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Identifies the computer to the network
Required for TCP/IP communication
Must be unique on the network
Must not be chosen at random
Must be assigned by a network administrator
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Other TCP/IP Parameters
Parameter
Function
Subnet mask
Indicates which Internet Protocol (IP) address
bits identify the network and which identify the
host
Required for TCP/IP communication
Default gateway Identifies the router that the computer should
use to access other networks
DNS server
addresses
Identifies the DNS servers that the client will
use to resolve host and domain names into IP
addresses
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Opening the Advanced TCP/IP
Configuration Interface
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To open the advanced TCP/IP configuration
interface:
1. Open the Network And Dial-Up Connections
window.
2. Open the Local Area Connection Properties
dialog box.
3. Open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
dialog box.
4. Click Advanced to display the Advanced TCP/IP
Settings dialog box.
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Configuring Advanced TCP/IP
Parameters
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You can specify the following in the Advanced
TCP/IP Settings dialog box:
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Multiple IP addresses
Multiple default gateways
Multiple DNS servers
DNS suffix settings
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server
addresses
IP Security (IPsec)
TCP/IP filtering
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Chapter Summary
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Use the Network And Dial-Up Connections window to
manually install and configure the basic Windows
2000 networking components.
Use the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box
of a network interface adapter to install, remove, and
configure the TCP/IP networking components for that
specific network interface adapter.
Use the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog
box to configure basic and advanced TCP/IP
properties.
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The basic TCP/IP properties are IP address, subnet mask,
default gateway, and DNS server address.
The advanced TCP/IP properties are multiple IP addresses,
multiple default gateways, DNS options, WINS server
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addresses, and TCP/IP options.