Windows network setup

Last revision July 30, 2004

Please see the Connecting Hardware page for information about how to physically connect your Windows PC to the network and register it for an IP address.

TCP/IP

TCP/IP is the network protocol used on the Internet for web, ftp, telnet, and other services. It is the primary networking protocol on campus.

Because the network setup for Windows PCs is different for the various versions of Windows, we rely on instructions provided by the University:

• Windows 95/98/ME
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP

Windows networking

In the School of Earth Sciences, the Petroleum Engineering department has set up a Windows Domain server with the domain name PetEng. Any other group that wants to setup a domain server should talk to the Computer Manager first. Individual Windows computer users should configure their system to use a sensible workgroup name. All workgroup names in the School should start with the prefix ES-. This way, when campus-wide routing is available, all our groups will appear together in the Network Neighborhood window. If you have multiple machines in a research group, you can create your own appropriate research workgroup name, such as ES-Hydro or ES-Crustal. Otherwise, use the plain workgroup names ES-GES or ES-GP, depending upon your department.

Here is a sample of some of the workgroup names you will find on the Earth Sciences Network.

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