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| 1. | You can install, configure, remove, and manage network protocols by using the Network application in Windows NT’s Control Panel. Click the Start menu and choose Settings/Control Panel. Then double-click on the Network application icon. Another way to reach the Network application is to right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon and choose Properties. |
| 2. | In the Network application, choose the Protocols tab (see Figure 5.7). The Network Protocols box displays the protocols currently installed on the system. |
| 3. | If TCP/IP is installed on your system, select TCP/IP Protocol and choose Properties to invoke the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box (see Figure 5.8). Note the several tabs that provide various configuration options. Close the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box and select the NetBEUI protocol (if it is installed) in the Network application’s Protocols dialog box (refer to Figure 5.7). Note that the Properties button is grayed. Try double-clicking the NetBEUI icon in the box’s list of protocols. A message says Cannot configure the software component. Unlike TCP/IP, NetBEUI is not user-configurable. If TCP/IP and NetBEUI aren’t installed on your system, you can install them by using the procedure described in steps 4 and 5 of this exercise and then delete them later. |
| 4. | To add a protocol, click on the Add button in the Network application’s Protocols tab. Select a protocol from the protocol list in the Select Network Protocol dialog box (see Figure 5.9). Click on OK to install the protocol. Windows NT may prompt you for the location of the Windows NT installation disk. If you are installing a protocol that requires some configuration (such as TCP/IP or NWLink), Windows NT will ask you for the necessary information. |
| 5. | Windows NT asks you to restart your system. Shut down your system and restart. Return to the Network application’s Protocols tab and see if the protocol is properly installed. |