MIS 420/520 Networking in a Business Environment Fall 1997 Summers
LAB ASSIGNMENT 1 - Installing a Peer-to-peer Network
You and your partner(s) have just been hired by the FishNet Computer Company. Your first assignment to install a network card on a computer in SH109 computer lab. You have one week to complete the assignment. Notify me by e-mail when you have completed the assignment. You will need to:
- a) install the provided network adapter cards in the computer
- b) connect the computers to the LAN using the provided cables, terminators and Ts provided.
- c) install the correct drivers for the two network adapter cards from the disk(s) provided
- d) ensure that the Windows for Workgroups network is setup on the computer.
- e) move the file NET-MAN.FIL from the share drive MIS420 on my computer JARING to the PC that you have connected to using the installed network.
Windows for Workgroups and Windows 95 are peer-to-peer networks. That means that they do not need a dedicated server to operate the network. WFWG and Win95 provide facilities for file sharing, print sharing, E-mail, groupware facilities like chat and group scheduling and security features like password facilities and a net watcher.
You will need to learn to use the Network Setup that allows you to select a network to use, set up file and print sharing and change network drivers. You will also need to use the Network option in Control Panel that allows you to change the computer name and workgroup, change the log on password and track how the shared resources are being used.
STEPS FOR SETTING UP A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK
1) Install a network card and connect the computer to the network.
2) Set up WFWG and Win 95 (if necessary) using the set-up program.
You need to know beforehand the following:
- a) the type of network you want to run (if no other network software is installed, setup can install Microsoft Windows Network).
- b) the type of NIC you are using
- c) you may need to know the interrupt request level(IRQ), the base I/O port and the base memory address for your NIC (these will usually be detected by Setup)
- d) type of printer and its port
3) To enable file and printer sharing -
- a) choose the Network Setup in the Network Group
- b) choose Sharing and then select the appropriate check boxes
- c) after selecting OK, you will be notified that the SYSTEMS.INI file has been modified and then you will be asked to restart Windows.
4) To share file resources,
- a) select the Connect Network Drive icon or choose Connect Network from the Disk menu [if the shared directories are not displayed, you will need to type the shared directory's path
- [e.g., \\JARING\MIS420 ]
- b) select the computer to be linked to and enter the password if necessary
- c) click on the assigned drive for the connected computer
- d) to disconnect from the network drive, click the Disconnect Network Drive button or choose Disconnect Network Drive from the Disk menu.
QUESTION: Describe other ways that the file NET-MAN.FIL could have been moved between the two computers.
e-mail a brief discussion of what you did before noon on Thursday, 9/18.