9. Click Finish. For the host computer, the Direct Cable Connection tells you that it is now listening for the guest computer. When you click Finish on the guest computer, it attempts to make the connection.

10. After the connection is made, use Windows Explorer on the guest computer to view the shared folders on the host computer. The guest computer can now use resources on the host computer that has been designated for sharing.

Installing A Network Card On Windows NT

The most powerful and direct access to a network is achieved using a network adapter, or card. A network adapter may be FDDI, Ethernet, Token Ring, or some other type of network architecture or design. Before purchasing a network adapter to be used with Windows NT, check the Windows NT Hardware Compatibility List to make sure that Windows NT supports the card. Follow these directions to install a network adapter under Windows NT:

1. Based on information in the card documentation, set DIP switches or jumpers on the card to configure the IRQ and I/O addresses used by the card. Physically install the card in an expansion slot.

2. Turn on the PC and go to the Network window: click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and double-click Network.

3. Click on the Adapters tab. From this tab you can add, remove, and change the settings of adapter cards.

4. Click Add. A list of NICs supported by Windows NT opens. Either select the network adapter from the list or click Have Disk if your adapter is not in the list and you have on disk the drivers that are designed to work under Windows NT.

5. If you selected an adapter from the list, you are asked to supply the location of the Windows NT CD-ROM and the location of files on the CD. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is Drive E, type E:\i386. (The folder i386 is used for Intel-based processors.)

6. Windows NT then displays a dialog box showing the suggested resources to be assigned to the card (see the following figure). You will need to know the type of cabling connected to the card and the IRQ and I/O address that the card is configured to use. Click OK when you’re finished.

7. If Windows NT recognizes that there is more than one bus on the PC, it will ask you to select the bus that you are using for the card (as determined by the expansion slot you used). Click OK when done. The card will now be listed under the Adapters tab as an installed card.

Installing A Network Card On Windows 9x

The most powerful and direct access to a network is not gained by using a Dial-up connection or a direct cable connection, but is accomplished by using a network adapter, or card. A network adapter may be FDDI, Ethernet, Token Ring, or some other type of network architecture or design.

Windows 95 supports Ethernet, Token Ring, and ARCnet networking cards. Windows 98 supports ATM, Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, IrDA (Infrared Data Association standards for infrared communication) and ARCnet networking cards. In most situations, Windows 9x detects a network card when the PC is first turned on, and automatically configures the card for you. However, for legacy cards you can configure the adapter settings yourself using the Control Panel as follows:

1. Set DIP switches or jumpers and physically install the network card in the PC. If the card is Plug-and-Play, it might or might not have jumpers or DIP switches to set.

2. Turn on the PC. Windows 9x detects the new device and configures it for you. You can check the settings by using the Control Panel: click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and double-click Network.

3. Select the Configuration tab. The network card should be in the list of installed network components.

4. Select the card from the list and click Properties. A properties dialog box opens. 5. The IRQ and the I/O address of the card are showing. If this is not a Plug-and- Play card, and you know what the card DIP switches and jumpers are set to, you can compare those values to the values shown here. If Windows 9x did not make a correct match, you can change the settings now. From the Configuration type, select Basic Configuration, so that you can change the IRQ and I/O address settings. Click OK when done.

6. Click OK again to save your changes.

Installing A Network Card on Windows 2000

After the card is physically installed and the PC is turned on, Windows 2000 automatically detects the card and guides you through the process of installing drivers. After the installation, verify the card is installed. One way to do so is by using Device Manager. To access Device Manager from the Windows 2000 Desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and select Properties from the drop-down menu. The System Properties dialog box opens. Click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button. The network card should be listed under Network adapters. Right-click the card and select Properties to view the card’s properties. Another way to access the NIC Properties dialog box is from the Control Panel. Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. When the dialog box opens, right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties to view the card’s properties.  

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