• Open My Network Places

• Click Search

• Type the name of the computer you want to find

• Click the Search button

• Double-click the found computer name in the Search Results—Computers pane to view the folders and other resources available on the selected machine

• Click Start, then click Control Panel

• Double-click System, then click the Computer Name tab

• Click the Change button

• Indicate whether you want to join a domain or a workgroup, and indicate the name of the domain or workgroup you want to join

• If you chose to join a domain, type the name and password of an account with permission to join the domain. Click OK

• Click OK through the next four dialog boxes; then click Yes to reboot

Installing a network protocol

• Click Start, then click Control Panel

• Double-click Network Connections

• Click the icon for the connection for which you want to add a protocol; click File, then click Properties

• Click Install

• Click Protocol, then the Add button

• Click the protocol you want to install, then click OK

Determining your network interface settings

• Click Start, then click Control Panel

• Double-click Network Connections

• Click Local Area Connection, and then click File, then Properties

• Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

• Click the radio button next to Obtain an IP address automatically to have the IP address set by a DHCP server

• Click the radio button next to Use the following IP address and enter an address in the text boxes below

• Click the radio button next to Obtain DNS Server address automatically to get your network servers to provide the DNS server address

• Alternately, click the radio button next to Use the following DNS server address, and enter the address in the text boxes below; then click OK