HP SureStore CD/DVD-Rom Server Quick Installation Guide: Microsoft Networking, Novell NetWare - 5967-9968

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3. Access the DOS Command Prompt window from a PC on the network.
4. If you are a Windows95 user, you must first
ping
a valid IP address on the network, such
as your default gateway (due to a Windows95 TCP/IP implementation issue).
5. All Windows NT, 95, and 98 users perform the commands shown below. Each pair of LAN
hardware address characters must be separated by a hyphen:
You will see several “
Request Timed Out
” messages, and then the host will return a
message similar to “
Reply from 192.124.138.80…
”, indicating that the address has been
set and that communication with the server is established.
Using DHCP
You may use the Windows NT DHCP service instead of the ARP method to assign the
IP address. Use this procedure to add a DHCP server. To use this procedure, you must have
administrator privileges.
1. Install the DHCP service on an NT server.
2. Open the DHCP Manager. It is located in the Administrative Tools folder.
3. On the Server menu, select
Add DHCP Server to Server List
to enter the IP address of each
DHCP server on the network.
4. On the Scope menu for a specific server, select
Create
. Enter the following information:
• Range of IP addresses in a subnet that can be leased
• Subnet mask for the address range
• IP addresses to be excluded from the scope
• Lease duration (can be defaulted)
•Scope name
5. Using the DHCP Options, configure the Default Gateway if the default value of 0.0.0.0 is
not appropriate.
6. Select
Activate
.
Format: arp -s
<IP-address> <LAN-address>
ping <IP-address>
Example: arp -s 192.124.138.80 00-60-b0-11-00-86
ping 192.124.138.80