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Vista Configuring and Troubleshooting TCP/IP Networking

This tutorial focuses on managing local area connections, which are used to communicate on a network. For local area networking to work properly, you must install networking components and configure network communications using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS). DHCP is used for dynamic configuration of networking and Internet Protocol (IP) address settings. Both DNS and WINS provide name resolution services, with DNS being the preferred service and WINS being maintained for backward compatibility with earlier releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system.

In this tutorial:

  1. Navigating Windows Vista Networking Features
  2. Working with Network Explorer
  3. Working with Network And Sharing Center
  4. Working with Network Map
  5. Installing Networking Components
  6. Installing Networking Services (TCP/IP)
  7. Configuring Local Area Connections
  8. Using the PING Command to Check an Address
  9. Configuring Dynamic IP Addresses and Alternate IP Addressing
  10. Configuring Multiple Gateways
  11. Configuring DNS Resolution
  12. Configuring WINS Resolution
  13. Managing Local Area Connections
  14. Viewing Network Configuration Information
  15. Troubleshooting and Testing Network Settings
  16. Performing Basic Network Tests
  17. Resolving IP Addressing Problems
  18. Releasing and Renewing DHCP Settings
  19. Registering and Flushing DNS