Task1. Creating

Peer to Peer

Network

To create a peer network, follow these steps for each computer

connected to the network:

1. Shut down the computer and install the network card and

appropriate cabling for each computer.

NOTE: For information about how to configure your network

adapters and physically connect your computers, consult the

documentation included with your network adapters or

contact the manufacturer(s) of your network adapters.

2. Start Windows and install the network drivers. Windows

may detect your network card and install the drivers when

you start the computer. If the network card drivers are not

included with Windows, follow the manufacturer's

instructions about how to install the network drivers.

3. Choose a client and a common protocol for each computer. To

do this, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then

double-click Network.

b. Click Add, click Client, and then click Add.

c. In the Manufacturers box, click the appropriate manufacturer,

click the appropriate client in the Network Clients box, and then

click OK.

d. Click Add, click Protocol, and then click Add.

e. In the Manufacturers box, click the appropriate manufacturer,

click the appropriate protocol in the Network Protocol box, and

then click OK.

4. Configure a peer server. Each computer that is

configured for File and Printer Sharing can act as a

server. To configure a computer for File and Printer

Sharing, use the following steps:

a. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control

Panel, and then double-click Network.

b. Click File and Print Sharing, click one or both

options to share files and printers, click OK, and

then click OK again.

c. Click Yes when you are prompted to restart your

computer.

5. Give each computer a unique computer name. To do

this, use the following steps:

a. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control

Panel, and then double-click Network.

b. On the Identification tab, type a unique name

in the Computer name box.

c. Click OK, and then click Yes when you are

prompted to restart your computer.

Task 2. Using the

Internet for

Research

In this activity, you will learn how useful the Internet can be

for a PC support technician.

1. Using your own or computer laboratory, pretend that the

motherboard manual is not available and you need to replace

a faulty processor. Identify the manufacturer and model of the

motherboard by looking for the manufacturer name and

model number stamped on the board. Research the Web site

for that manufacturer. Print the list of processors the board

can support.

2. Research the Web site for your motherboard and print the

instructions for flashing BIOS.

3. Research the Abit Web site

(www.abit.com.tw) and print a

photograph of a motherboardthat has a

riser slot. Also print the photograph of

the riser card that fits this slot. What

isthe function of the riser card?

Task 1. Setting

Windows

Network

Connection

Equipment, Tools and

Materials Required:

- UTP cables

- 4 Computer units

- 1 hub

Given the following materials, set-up a

network connection on four computers.

More Security for

Remote Desktop

Task2. Analyze the situations

below and answer the questions

that follow.

When Enzo travels on company business, he finds it’s a

great help to be able to access his office computer from

anywhere on the road using Remote Desktop. However, he

wants to make sure his office computer as well as the entire

corporate network is as safe as possible. One way you can

help Enzo to add more security is to change the port that

Remote Desktop uses. Knowledgeable hackers know that

Remote Desktop uses port 3389, but if you change this port

to a secret port, hackers are less likely to find the open port.

Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles

(support.microsoft.com) for a way to change the port that

Remote Desktop uses. Practice implementing this change

by doing the following:

1. Set up Remote Desktop on a computer to be the host computer. Use

another computer (the client computer) to create a Remote Desktop

session to the host computer. Verify the session works by transferring

files in both directions.

2. Next, change the port that Remote Desktop uses on the host

computer to a secret port. Print a screen shot showing how you made

the change. Use the client computer to create a Remote Desktop

session to the host computer using the secret port. Print a screen shot

showing how you made the connection using the secret port. Verify

the session works by transferring files in both directions.

3. What secret port did you use?