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Installing Microsoft Network Client 3.0

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Installation, Part One

Post-boot screen
This screen, once again

If all went well, you should be greeted once again with this screen. Now, we are ready to install Microsoft Network Client 3.0. Insert the Microsoft Network Client Setup Disk and type A:\SETUP.

The Welcome Screen Specifying a path Choosing an adapter
The Welcome Screen, specifying your installation path, and choosing your adapter

Setup starts and you will see the welcome screen. Press enter to continue. Setup will then ask you where you want your Network Client files to be installed. Just press enter to accept the default of C:\NET. Setup will then examine your system files, and present you with a list of network adapters. Choose your adapter, or choose "Network adapter not shown on list below ..." to locate the drivers you downloaded and placed on the Microsoft Network Client Setup Disk earlier. If you have specified the correct location and drivers, Setup will provide a new list which includes your NIC. Press enter to choose whichever adapter you have installed, and then press it again at the Set Network Buffers prompt.

The next step is to type a username for accessing your network share. This would probably be an administrator's account or an account created specifically for remote-installation use. Here, I have chosen my own name as the username. Enter your username, then press enter.

Enter username Change other settings Adding TCP/IP support
Entering a suitable username, changing other settings, and adding TCP/IP support

On the next screen, highlight "Change Names" and hit enter. Next, change the settings to whatever apply to you, then scroll down to "The listed names are correct" and press enter.

Next, highlight "Change Network Configuration" and press enter. The default installed protocol is NWLink IPX Compatible Transport, but I personally was unable to use this protocol to communicate with my server, so I added TCP/IP. Depending on your own network, you may have to play around with these settings after you have installed the client. For now, add TCP/IP anyway, since Windows 2000 supports TCP/IP by default. Highlight "Add Protocol," hit enter, then choose "Microsoft TCP/IP" and hit enter. Finally, select "Network configuration is correct" to continue.

Next: Installation, Part Two --->

Disclaimer: All articles written on this site are based on my own experiences only. They are not meant to be comprehensive or as a "final word." Please do not consider them as such. If you are using them in a mission-critical environment, I take no responsibility if you hose your network or system. ALWAYS TEST before you implement new systems in a mission-critical environment. All articles copyright 2002 and 2004 by Jonathan Young. Not responsible for death or injury resulting from reading, following, or implementing any of the articles and/or essays on this site.