6-2 Network Protocols and Services Part 2

> Connect to the Internet by using dial-up networking.

1. Open Network and Dial-up Connections.
2. Double-click Make New Connection, and then click Next.
3. Click Dial-up to the Internet, click Next, and then follow the instructions in the Network Connection wizard.

Configure and troubleshoot Internet Connection Sharing.

To enable Internet connection sharing

1. Open Network and Dial-up Connections.
2. Right-click the dial-up, VPN, or incoming connection you want to share, and then click Properties.
3. On the Sharing tab, select the Enable Internet connection sharing for this connection check box. If you want this connection to dial automatically when another computer on your home network attempts to access external resources, select the Enable on-demand dialing check box.

When you enable Internet connection sharing, certain protocols, services, interfaces, and routes are configured automatically.

Troubleshooting:

1. Under LAN and Internet sharing settings is enable Internet connection sharing enabled ?
2. The Internet Connection Sharing wizard will set the IP address of the Connection Sharing computer to 192.168.0.1. are the other computers on the network set statically to an IP address in the range from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.253. ?
3. Is TCP/IP installed properly on all computers ?

> Connect to shared resources on a Microsoft network.

In Windows 2000 Professional only members of the Administrators, or Power Users group, are allowed to set sharing. For Windows 2000 Server, members of the Server Operators group can also set Shared Folders.

You can hide the shared folder from browsing by typing $ as the last character of the share name. Users will not be able to see this shared folder when they browse using My Computer or Windows Explorer.

Types of access permissions for shares:

Read permission allows:

• Viewing file names and subfolder names.
• Traversing to subfolders.
• Viewing data in files.
• Running program files.

Change permission allows all Read permissions, plus:

• Adding files and subfolders.
• Changing data in files.
• Deleting subfolders and files.

Full Control is the default permission applied to any new shares you create. It allows all Read and Change permissions, plus:

• Changing permissions (NTFS files and folders only).
• Taking ownership (NTFS files and folders only).

To share a folder or drive :

• Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the folder or drive you want to share.
• Right-click the folder or drive, and then click Sharing.
• On the Sharing tab, click Share this folder.
• To change the name of the shared folder or drive, type a new name in Share name.
• The new name is what users will see when they connect to this shared folder or drive, the actual name of the folder or drive does not change.
• To add a comment about the shared folder or drive, type the text in Comment.
• To limit the number of users who can connect to the shared folder or drive at one time, under User limit, click Allow, then enter a number of users.( In Windows 2000 Professional, the maximum user limit is 10 regardless of the number you type in Allow. )
• To set shared folder permissions on the shared folder or drive, click Permissions.
• To set up this shared folder to be used offline, click Caching.