Is there an easy guide to setup network on WIN2K & XP for network dummies?

[Jean]

Greetings:

My company just upgrade their server from Novell to MS 2003 Server. My workstation has Tripple boot OS Win98SE, Win2K Prof sp3, and XP Prof sp1. The Win98SE has been updated, connected, and able to print on the new server. However, my Win2K Prof. and XP is still on the old Novell server. I would like to update the network connection on 2K & XP myself (the IT guy come next week and I can't afford waiting for him. Otherwise my work will stackup and I will certainly behind my scheduleJ) but I don't know how since Win98SE network settings are completely different than Win2K and XP. Is there any easy guide for network dummies with screen shot to perform this settings by oneself? What do I need to do?

Your advice and feedback is greatly appreciated.

 

[JackMDS]

Log to this page it has a lot of links to instructions to Windows Network Settings, and Sharing.

Link to: Windows Network - Installing & Sharing.

:sun:

 

[Jean]

Thanks for the link. I will take a look. In the mean time, I think I find the way for XP:

my computer - properties - Network Identification tab - Network Id - Just follow the Network Id wizard - Checked the option "This computer is part of ... use to connect to other computer at work" - Next - Checked Network with Domain - Next - Next - Input Username, PWD, Domain (Since I have different Username & PWD for my workstation & server, I try both and have the same result for 2K).

Unfortunately, this seems to work only for XP and not for Win2K. Effectively, I follow the same procedure as I did for XP and I receive a message "Your computer was joined to the domain using your computer's old name because the following error has occured: Another computer in the domain is already using the specify new computer name". I try to use another computer name and still no luck. I can see the domain in my network neighborhood; but I am unable to see share folder & drive. Am I missing something?