Windows 2000 Network Verification

Due to its Plug-and-Play capability, Windows 2000 should detect your network card and
install the proper drivers (which worked fine on my system with my Realteak card, but first I had to learn
that INTELl does not anymore support the "EtherExpress 16 ISA" and therefore also Windows2000 does NOT
support the "INTEL EtherExpress 16" ISA network card)

Even if Windows 2000 takes care about the installation of the network card, I strongly suggest
to verify the network configuration:

	First check: The Device-Manager right-click on the NIC and select "Properties"
	tab: General The "Device Status" should show: "This device is working properly" If there is any error-message, fix that first using Trouble-Shooting.
	tab: Advanced My Realtec8029 is a combo-card with both a BNC (Coax)-10base2 and a TP (RJ45)-10baseT connector. I need to configure the type of the network cabling (for me: still BNC)
	Tab: Resources For a PCI-card, the resources ( I/O-address and IEQ) are defined by the system, usually nothing to worry about and no need to change anything.

Note: Talking about Resources: Since a modern Multi-Media PC requires a lot of Resources, especially the Interrupts , Microsoft introduced on the later Windows95 versions and then on Windows98 the Interrupt-Sharing of PCI-devices. NT4 was NOT able to share Interrupts, but Windows 2000 also supports the Interrupt-Sharing of PCI-devices ( as listed under "Computer Management"):

	Second Check: Properties of your "My Network Places" (Right-click)
	Since you have a network card installed, there is the icon for : "Local Area Connection". Right-click to ask for the Properties. By default, Windows2000 has installed: - Network Client - File and Printer Sgaring - TCP/IP-protocol
	If a different network component is required, select the button "Install", then the type of network component
	Although TCP/IP is quickly becoming the standard protocol in most networks, the system still supports the use of IPX/SPX and NetBEUI protocol
	Talking about IPX/SPX ( which is still the default protocol for Novell Netware 3.x and 4.x servers): Windows 2000 includes a Client for Netware.

If you decide to use the TCP/IP protocol, you should verify now the TCP/IP configuration.
Then you are ready to look at the equivalent of the Win95/98/NT4 Network-Neighborhood,
now called "My Network Places" / "Computers Near Me".