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Checking your
Network Protocols
(Windows 9x)
PC C
ONFIGURATION
need this as well as MS-DOS printing, you should install BOTH
Peer-to-peer Printing and SMB printing. MS-DOS programs can use
the SMB printer, Windows programs should use Peer-to-peer Printing.
If your LAN has Network Servers (for example, Windows NT, Windows
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2000 Server) use the method advised by your Network Administrator.
The Print Server can print via a queue located on a Network server, if
desired.
Unix users - refer to
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Macintosh users - refer to
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Your PC must have EITHER the TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocols installed. All
versions of Windows after Windows 95 have TCP/IP installed by default.
If using the Peer-to-peer Printing, the installation program will check
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this for you.
If using other methods, you must check manually, as follows:
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1 Select the Settings - Control Panel - Network option on the Start Menu.
You should see a screen like the one shown in
Figure 3 Network Configuration
The top line in the list NetBEUI -> PCI Fast Ethernet
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Adapter indicates that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on this PC.
Your PC will show the name of the your Network card rather than PCI
Fast Ethernet Adapter.
The highlighted line TCP/IP -> PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
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indicates that TCP/IP is installed. Your PC will show the name of the
your Network card rather than PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter.
Appendix
C.
"Macintosh (AppleTalk)"
in this chapter.
Figure
3.