It won??™t even have to run any applications, unless you
want it to. We??™ll perform the familiar configuration steps to add the PC to our network
as we did in Project 12, and some more advanced steps to make this PC behave more
like a server than an ordinary PC or laptop.
Name this new PC something obvious as to its purpose. HOMESERVER
works for me.
Place the PC in your named home workgroup (from Project 7)??”perhaps it??™s
JAKENET, named after your dog.
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Configure a fixed IP address for this PC. To access these settings open Control
Panel, open Network and Internet Connections. Click Network Connections.
Right-click Local Area Connection then select Properties. Double-click
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
If your router??™s DHCP range is from 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.31, use the
last possible address in the range??”it??™s unlikely another PC will snag the 30th
available address unless you really have 30 PCs online at home at the same
time. (Don??™t laugh, it??™s happened!)
Click the Advanced button then click the WINS tab. Make sure NetBIOS is
enabled in your Advanced/WINS network settings. Click OK to close these
dialogs.
Add and configure user accounts and their user levels??”User, Power User, or
Administrator as covered in Project 4.
Set up remote connection capabilities for this computer and configure
which users you would like to be able to access it from their computer (from
Project 14).
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