1) Right Click on Network Neighborhood. Picture.

2) You should now be at your Network Config screen. Picture.

3) Make sure that Primary Network Login is set to 'Client for Microsoft Networks'

4) Now click on the Identification Tab

5) Note: If you are using a non-dialup internet connection you can skip this step! Do not change your computer name! If you are a modem user, you can change your computer name. This can be done as anything you wish. For us, we will call this computer PC1 (as that is what I refer my computers as (although I use a cable modem so I skip this step for this type of machine)).

6) In your workgroup part, insert 'WORKGROUP'. If there is already text in there delete it, UNLESS you already have your server a-go.

7) Insert a description of your computer. E.G. Randy's Computer or PC1

8) Click the Access control. Make sure Share level access control is enabled!

9) Now here comes the tricky part so try to stick with me. Go to your ethernet cards TCP/IP and click twice on it. The first tap that should be open is IP Address. Click on Specify an IP address. IP Address = 192.168.0.1   Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0   .

10) Click on the WINS Config tab. Make sure Disable WINS is checked.

11) Click on the Bindings Tab. Check all of the options that you wish. I recommend all of them!

9) Press OK. Now in the main frame of Network press OK again.  If you are asked to insert your Windows CD and/or restart your computer say yes or insert the CD and follow the instructions!

1) 1) Right Click on Network Neighborhood. Picture.

2) You should now be at your Network Config screen. Picture.

3) Make sure that Primary Network Login is set to 'Client for Microsoft Networks'

4) Now click on the Identification Tab

5) Change your computer name. This can be done as anything you wish. For us, we will call this computer PC2 (as that is what I refer my computers as.

6) In your workgroup part, insert 'WORKGROUP'. If there is already text in there delete it, UNLESS you already have your server a-go.

7) Insert a description of your computer. E.G. Randy's Computer or PC1

8) Click the Access control. Make sure Share level access control is enabled!

9) Now here comes the tricky part so try to stick with me. Go to your ethernet cards TCP/IP and click twice on it. The first tap that should be open is IP Address. Click on Specify an IP address. IP Address = 192.168.0.3   Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0   .

10) Click on the WINS Config tab. Make sure Disable WINS is checked.

11) In new gateway insert the following numbers and press the Add button. 192.168.0.1 , 192.168.0.2 , 192.168.0.3 , 192.168.0.4 , 192.168.0.5 . If you have any other computers with different IP address, insert them

12) Enable DNS.  Insert the following...
Host: (To find out your host, make sure you are connected to the internet on PC1. Go to your start menu, run, and insert 'WINIPCFG'. Go to more info. Find out your Host Name in WINIPCFG. Insert this as your Host)
Domain: WORKGROUP
DNS Server Search Order: (To find out your host, make sure you are connected to the internet. Go to your start menu, run, and insert 'WINIPCFG'. Go to more info. Find out your DNS Servers in WINIPCFG. Write down this number NOW! click on the button that has ' ... ' and keep on doing so, writing down each number until you get back to the first. If only one number appears this is ok. Now insert each number as your DNS Server Search Order )
DNS Suffix Search Order: (Take your DNS Server Search Order and insert those number).

13) Click on the Bindings Tab. Check all of the options that you wish. I recommend all of them!

14) Press OK. Now in the main frame of Network press OK again.  If you are asked to insert your Windows CD and/or restart your computer say yes or insert the CD and follow the instructions!

1) Right click on any folders, cd-roms, floppy drives, printers, hard drives, etc. that you wish to share.

2) Go to the sharing tab. Picture.

3) Make sure Shared As is checked.

4) Share Name: (Insert the name you want this to be shared as. A default name is inserted)

5) Comment: (Optional)

6) Access Type: (If you want people to only see the files check read-only, if you want complete access check Full or if you want some people to be able only to see files and use them and others to have complete access check Depends on Password)

7) Insert the Password for that shared file. Read Only Password/Full Access Password: *********

1) Double click on Network Neighborhood. Picture.

2) If you see a flashlight searching please wait.

3) You should see some images that have the name of the computers that you have setup on the network. Picture. If this happens, you have setup your PC - PC network correctly. If you don't see any computers, double click on Entire Network.

4) If an error occurs, you have not setup your network correctly! Please go back and re-read the instructions. In addition look in Windows Help under networking. However if you see a new window that says WORKGROUP double click on that.

5) You should now see all of the computers on the network.