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If these are standalone systems,<br />
Don't have a DHCP server in the environment,<br />
&nbsp;&amp; Non-configurable switch<br />
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Then you have to manually assign IP's
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If these are standalone systems,
Don't have a DHCP server in the environment,
 & Non-configurable switch

Then you have to manually assign IP's

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If you have internet than, you can enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) or connect the switch to the modem, that will provide the systems with auto IP.
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If you have internet than, you can enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) or connect the switch to the modem, that will provide the systems with auto IP.

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For consistency I would set the Workgroup of each computer to be the same.
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For consistency I would set the Workgroup of each computer to be the same.

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I have 10 computers for a lab that I want to network and share files (Not internet necessary)<br />
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I have a linksys 16port switch that im using I would like toknow if i need to manually add ip addresses to each computer to communicate because without it sometimes a see the other computers and other times i don't..<br />
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a good illustration would be great.<br />
<br />
Thanks.
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I have 10 computers for a lab that I want to network and share files (Not internet necessary)

I have a linksys 16port switch that im using I would like toknow if i need to manually add ip addresses to each computer to communicate because without it sometimes a see the other computers and other times i don't..

a good illustration would be great.

Thanks.

Networking 15 computers

Networking software modules are interfaced with a framework implemented on the machine's operating system that implements the networking functionality of the operating system. The best known frameworks are the TCP/IP model and the OSI model. Systems typically do not use a single protocol to handle a transmission. Instead they use a set of cooperating protocols, sometimes called a protocol family or protocol suite.[9] Some of the best known protocol suites include: IPX/SPX, X.25, AX.25, AppleTalk and TCP/IP. Other protocols indirectly related to networking include the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) and its related technologies, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Server (DNS) and other Internet protocols.

Networking Protocols

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.

Windows Networking

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.