NA Lesson-5

Extending a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Session Objectives

• Adding Components to a Connection
• Installing Windows Networking Components

 Adding Components to a Connection

• The default Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure consists of IP addressing in the 169.254.0.1–169.254.255.254 range and a single workgroup of other Windowsbased computers. Name resolution is handled in the network by NetBT broadcasts to the network segment. File sharing, security, browsing, and printing within the workgroup are handled by the CIFS protocol. Network connections are automatically configured with Client For Microsoft Networks, File And Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks, and TCP/IP.
•    We can bind additional clients, services, and protocols to a local area connection by opening the properties dialog box associated with the connection and clicking Install.

 This process opens the Select Network Component Type dialog box, shown in following Figure .

To add a network component, complete the following steps:

1. Open Network Connections.

2. Right-click the connection to which you want to add a network component, and then click Properties. Do one of the following:

❑ If this is a local area connection, click Install.

❑ If this is a dial-up, VPN, or incoming connection, select the Networking tab, and then click Install.

3. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, select either Client, Service, or Protocol, and then click Add. Do one of the following:

❑ If you do not need a separate installation disk for the component, select the appropriate client, service, or protocol, and then click OK.

❑ If you have an installation disk for the component, click Have Disk, insert the installation disk into the selected drive, and then click OK.

Installing Windows Networking Components

•  By using the Add Or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel to add and remove Windows components, you can extend the networking functionality of Windows Server 2003.
•  To access these additional Windows components, open Add Or Remove Programs in Control Panel, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.
•  This process opens the Windows Components Wizard. 

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•        The Windows Components page shows all installable Windows Server 2003 components.
•     These components are the same ones that can be chosen in the Windows Setup Wizard during     Windows Server 2003 installation.