RE: Question on configuring TCP/IP-Network Connection in Windows 2000 vs Windows NT

Chuck,

The domain name should be coming from your DHCP server.

For the TCPIP "machine" name, go to network connections, properties on
your Ethernet, then properties on TCP/IP, then select Advanced button,
then the DNS tab.  Towards the bottom of this panel, it is the "DNS
suffix for this connection".  This is the TCPIP "machine name".  Also,
above this is where you can put your domain name if your DHCP server
doesn't allow you to specify.

Regards,
Bob Crothers
Cornerstone Communications
http://www.cstoneindy.com




-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-nontech-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Chuck Lewis
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 3:59 PM
To: Midrange-Nontech
Subject: Question on configuring TCP/IP-Network Connection in Windows
2000 vs Windows NT

Hi Folks,

OK, I THOUGHT I had this all straight but now find out differently.

I have set up a ton of Windows NT desktops for TCP/IP. Have it down pat
and
no problems.
Right Click on Network Neighborhood get the Network window, click on
the
Protocols tab, click on TCP/IP Protocol and click on Properties and
Specify
an IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. Click on the DNS tab
and
specify Host Name (we use this to control the Device Name in our
Synapse
Emulation product). Specify the Domain and add two entries into the DNS
Search Order.

I (think) I do this in Windows 2000 and we get the Synapse Emulation
session
up just fine. Internet Explorer hits the internet just fine, but
Outlook
cannot find our mail server.

As I go into Windows 2000 and check the Network Connections, and
everything
there appears fine, but there is no place to specify the Domain name
(and I
think that MIGHT be the problem ?).

So I went into Control Panel/System/Network and there is a place to
specify
a Domain and it is set to Workgroup and if I try to specify the Domain
name
that works in Windows NT this does not work so I might be off with
this.

Any ideas ?

Thanks !

Chuck



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