In this practice, you'll install and configure the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol. Then you'll install and configure NWLink. With multiple protocols installed, you'll change the binding order of a protocol, unbind a protocol from a network adapter card, and remove NWLink from a computer.
After completing this practice, you will be able to
● Install NWLink
● Use Ipxroute config to determine the installed network number and frame type To complete this practice, you need
● TCP/IP as the only installed protocol.
You can install any of the available protocols in Windows XP Professional using this procedure.
Run the NWLink file in the Demos folder on the CD-ROM accompanying this book for a demonstration of installing and configuring NWLink.
To install and configure NWLink
1. Restore the Network Connections window. 2. Click Local Area Connection.
3. Under Network Tools, click Change Settings Of This Connection.
Windows XP Professional displays the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, which shows the network adapter card in use and the network components used in this connection.
4. Click Add.
Windows XP Professional displays the Select Network Component Type dialog box. 5. Click Protocol, and then click Add.
Windows XP Professional displays the Select Network Protocol dialog box. What protocols can you install?
6. Select NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol, and then click OK. Windows XP Professional displays the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
7. Select NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol, and then click Properties. What type of frame detection is selected by default?
Notice that when the default frame type is selected, the Network Number option is not active. 8. Click the arrow to view the Frame Type drop-down menu selections.
What other frame types are listed?
9. Select one of the frame types listed, other than Auto Detect. Why is the Network Number option now active?
10. Click Cancel to close the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Properties dialog box.
11. Click Close to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
To determine the installed network number and frame type on the client 1. Click Start and then click Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, type cmd and then click OK to open a command prompt. 3. At the command prompt, type ipxroute config and press Enter.
What is the network number and frame type for the LAN? 4. Type exit and press Enter to close the command prompt.
Lesson Review
Here are some questions to help you determine whether you have learned enough to move on to the next lesson. If you have difficulty answering these questions, review the material in this lesson before
beginning the next lesson. The answers are in Appendix A, "Questions and Answers."
1. Your computer running Windows XP Professional can communicate with some but not all of the NetWare servers on your network. Some of the NetWare servers are running frame type 802.2 and some are running 802.3. What is the likely cause of the problem?
2. How can you verify that the network number and frame type are correct for your client computer running Windows XP Professional and attempting to access a NetWare server?
3. Which of the following statements about NWLink are true? (Choose all answers that are correct.) a. NWLink allows computers running Windows XP Professional to communicate with other
network devices that are using IPX/SPX.
b. NWLink provides NetWare clients with access to Microsoft SQL Server.
c. NWLink provides NetWare clients access to file and print resources on a computer running Windows 2000 Server.
d. NWLink provides NetWare clients with access to Microsoft SNA Server.
4. Which of the following commands or tools do you type in a command prompt to determine information about the stack, including the current IPX status, network number, MAC address, interface name, and frame type?
a. Ipconfig b. Iproute config c. Ipxroute config d. Ipxroute ripout
Lesson Summary
● The NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol (NWLink) is Microsoft's implementation of Novell's NetWare IPX/SPX protocol.
● NWLink is most commonly used in environments in which clients running Microsoft operating systems are used to access resources on NetWare servers, or in which clients running NetWare are used to access resources on computers running Microsoft operating systems.
● NWLink provides NetWare clients with access to applications designed for Windows 2000 Server, such as Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft SNA Server.
● To provide NetWare clients with access to file and print resources on a computer running Windows 2000 Server, you should install FPNW.
● NWLink configuration involves three components: frame type, network number, and internal network number.
● By default, Windows XP Professional detects a frame type and a network number automatically when you install NWLink.
● Windows XP Professional provides a generic internal network number, but you must specify an internal network number manually if you plan to run FPNW or IPX routing.
● For a client running Windows XP Professional to access a NetWare server, you must install NWLink and Client Services for NetWare on the client, and Client Services for NetWare must be running.
● Windows XP Professional provides Ipxroute config, Ipxroute ripout, and Network Monitor to help you resolve NetWare connectivity problems.
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Lesson 4: Network Bindings
Network bindings enable communication among network adapter card drivers, protocols, and services. Figure 4.10 shows an example of network bindings. In this example, the workstation service is bound to each of three protocols, and each protocol is bound to at least one network adapter card. This lesson describes the function of bindings in a network and the process for configuring them.
Figure 4.10 Network bindings
The Windows XP Professional network architecture uses a series of interdependent layers. The bottom layer of the network architecture ends at the network adapter card, which places information on the cable, allowing information to flow between computers.
After this lesson, you will be able to
Estimated lesson time: 20 minutes