Win98 Ethernet Configuration

This document describes how to set up an ethernet connection for Windows 98, in particular for the Vaios. It is not yet clear how it might interact with setting up ethernet or dial-in networking either at home or in your on-campus apartment, or how it will interact with WaveLAN cards.

If you decide to use this, be sure to read about the ethernet caveat described below.

1. Turn on your ethernet port.

   Right click on My Computer, choose Properties, go to Device Manager.

   Under Network adapters, double click Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet Adapter.

   Click Enable Device.

   Ok, then Close, to exit.

2. Setup networking.

   Click on Start--Settings--Control Panel--Network.

   Click on the Identification tab

   • Set Computer name to your machine's Stanford IP name (You did request and receive a host name, didn't you?)
   • Set Workgroup to GRAPHICS (will change in future)
   • Set Description to a useful comment (seen by others when browsing)

   Click on the Configuration tab

   In the box labelled "The following network components are installed", repeatedly click on every protocol except TCP/IP and press Remove. Protocols are the ones that look like a wire with a plug in the middle.

   In the same box, double-click on File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.

   • Click on Browse Master
   • Use drop-down selection and pick Disable

   Double-click on TCP/IP -> Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet Adapter (10/100). Press Properties.

   Click on the IP Address tab. Under this tab:

   • Click on Specify an IP Address.
   • Type your assigned address into IP Address. (You did request and receive and IP address, right?)
   • Enter 255.255.255.0 as your subnet mask.

   Click on the DNS Configuration tab. Under this tab:

   • Click on Enable DNS.
   • Type your assigned host name into Host.
   • Type stanford.edu for Domain.
   • Add 171.64.7.55 as a DNS server by typing that into the box with the dots and clicking Add.
   • Add 171.64.7.77 as a second DNS server.
   • Add 171.64.7.99 as a third DNS server.
   • Leave Domain Suffix Search Order blank.

   Click on the Gateway tab. Under this tab, add 171.64.77.1 as a New Gateway. This should be your only gateway.

   Click on the WINS Configuration tab. Under this tab:

   • Click on Enable DNS Resolution.
   • Add 171.64.77.200 as a WINS server by typing that into the box under "WINS Server Search Order" and clicking Add.
   • Leave Scope ID blank.
   • Make sure Use DHCP for WINS Resolution is not checked.

   Click OK twice, then reboot if asked to do so.

3. Test TCP/IP + SMB connections
   • Attach your computer to an ethernet port.
   • Login creating a user name (if you just hit ESC, you won't be a user on the net)
   • Bring up Start--Programs--MS-DOS Prompt.
   • Type ping graphics.
   • Type ping yahoo.com.
   • Did both of those work? If so, TCP/IP works
   • Type net view \\nt4me
   • If you see a shared disk named Guest, SMB works
   • Type winipcfg
   • Select the ethernet card from the drop down list.
   • Copy down the Adapter Address (12 hex digits).
   • Send e-mail with Subject showing hostname and 12 digits to gerth@graphics

4. Enable plain text passwords for Unix files via Samba
   • Double-click Network Neighborhood
   • Click on Entire Network
   • Click on domain - CSL-NT
   • Click on machine - NT4ME
   • Click on share - GUEST
   • Click on directory - registry
   • Double-click on file - PlainPass98.reg
   • ...and you guessed it, reboot

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