Checking network protocols in Windows 2000 Professional

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Follow these steps to check to see which network protocols are installed on computers running Windows 2000 Professional.

By default, all necessary network protocols are automatically installed with Windows 2000 Professional, so don't be concerned if you don't need to make any changes to your system when you read these instructions.

  1. From the Start menu, choose Settings, then choose Control Panel. When the Control Panel is displayed, double-click Network and Dial-up Connections to open the Network and Dial-up Connections control panel.

  2. Double-click the Local Area Connection icon to open the Local Area Connection Properties window.

  3. In the box labeled Components checked are used by this connection, check to see whether NetBIOS, NetBEUI or TCP/IP are listed.

    If NetBIOS or NetBEUI is listed and you wish to use one of these protocols, be sure the box next to the protocol is checked. If it is, the computer you're using should be able to run Plus without problems. After you've performed this check on all the computers on your network, feel free to skip ahead to the Installing MYOB Plus and creating a company file.

    If TCP/IP is listed and you wish to use it, be sure the box next to it is checked. Next, you'll need to assign an IP address to the computer before it's ready to run Plus in multi-user mode on your network. See How to assign an IP address to a computer (TCP/IP users only) to learn more about this process.

    If none of the protocols are listed, or if the protocol you wish to use isn't listed, refer to your Windows 2000 Professional documentation to learn how to install the networking components you need.

Networking Overview - Windows 2000 Professional network protocols