.Server Setup

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Ok the first step is to make sure your Network settings are correct, so lets take a look. Right click your Network Neighbourhood icon and click properties.

Step 1. Network Properties
Step 2. Server Identification
Step 3. TCP/IP Setup
Step 4. Shared NIC Bindings
Step 5. Home NIC IP Address

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


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Network Properties

You should be looking at something similar to this 

Take note of the names of the NIC's (Network Interface Card), in this e.g. the blue NIC is my home LAN card, and the red one is the NIC connecting to the @home modem. This will be referred to as the Shared NIC from now on. The names of your NIC's will probably differ slightly. 

Note  The coloured marks are only here to display the different NIC's , they will not appear on your system.

The best way to identify the NIC connected to your cable modem is to take note of it before you install the second NIC.

 

 

 

 


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Server Identification

The computer name can be anything you like as long as each PC is different, as you see I have named mine after the Operating System.

The workgroup name can be anything you like, but for ease of installation and identification I recommend you use same on both/all machines. The Computer Description is not important.

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TCP/IP Setup

Next step is to make sure the outside world cannot access your shared home files.

Click on the Shared NIC  highlighting it, then click on properties, that will bring up the next window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Shared NIC Bindings

Make sure both of these boxes are unticked as shown in pic. Click ok, then then highlight your home NIC, and click properties.

Note: This is only done on the sharing NIC.(The one connecting to your cable modem).

 

 

 

 

 
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Home NIC IP Address

Type in the numbers as you see them in the pic, and then click Ok,  click Ok again and let your machine restart. Once its restarted, we will start on the client  configuration.

Note  This is done on the home NIC only. (The one connecting to your LAN).

 

 

 



 
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