Operating System: Microsoft Windows Networking Features on client/desktop

Question 1

How can I map the network drive?

Answer 1

1. Search for This PC and right-click the icon.
2. Select the Map network drive option near the top of the screen.
3. Select the drive letter from the drop-down menu as shown in the following exhibit, and enter the name of the folder or browse for it.

4.Select the Reconnect at sign-in option to ensure that the drive is mapped with each subsequent reboot. Select the Connect using different credentials option to use different login credentials when mapping the drive.

Question 2

Where can I find the Network Adapter?

Answer 2

1. Look into device manager (devmgmt.msc) for updates on driver
2. Windows 11: Settings > Network and Internet Settings > advanced network settings > Wifi > More adapter Options
   > IPv4 > Properties
3. Settings > Network and Internet > Status > Change adapter settings > Network Connections > Select and Right Click the connection icon > Choose properties

Question 3

I need to find Advance Windows client Network Configuration so I other computers can find my computer on the network and also turn on File and Printer sharing?

Answer 3

Windows 11/ 10

Network& Internet > Advance Network Settings > Advance Sharing Settings > Advance Sharing Settings > Network Discovery / File and Printer sharing

Question 4

I need to configure the File and Print sharing on my network?

Answer 4

Right click start menu icon> System > About> Related Links: Advanced system settings >Computer Name tab (enter the network name configured name here on the domain FQDN)

Question 5

I need to configure remote desktop, where can I find this?

Answer 5

Setting> System> remote Desktop (Windows 11)

Right-click start Menu Icon> System> About> Advanced system settings> Remote tab (windows 10)

Question 6

I need to find my fully qualified Domain Name?

Answer 6

Windows 10/11

Settings > System > About > Advance System settings > Computer Name > Change > Enter host and domain (FQDN)

Question 7

I need to verify windows Firewall Settings?

Answer 7

wf.msc (Windows Defender Firewall with advanced security)

Or (Windows 11) Privacy & Security > Open Windows Security?Firewall & Network Protection > Firwal and network Protection > Advance Settings >

Question 8

What is the difference between Inbound and Outbound rules on the windows Defender Firewall??

Answer 8

Inbound firewall rules define the traffic allowed to the server on which ports and from which sources. If no inbound rules are configured, no incoming traffic is permitted. Outbound firewall rules define the traffic allowed to leave the server on which ports and to which destinations.

Question 9

How can I establish a Virtual private network?

Answer 9

Windows 10/11

Settings > Network & Internet > VPN Connections (add VPN) > Enter detailsrequired

To connect to Work VPN: Control Panel > Network and Sharing > Set up a new connection > Connect to a work place

Question 10

How can I establish a Wireless Network?

Answer 10

Via Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Manually connect to a wireless network

You will have to set up a router you can also configure all the wireless set up on recommended Website and configure the settings there eg Type of encryption, hidden SSID, signal strength, password set up, MAC address filter.

Question 11

How can I establish a Wired Network?

Answer 11

Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections > Change adapter settings > Right click on active Ethernet Connection and select Propertie

Question 12

What is the proxy settings?

Answer 12

Proxy settings can connect to Proxy servers act as a firewall and web filter, provide shared network connections, and cache data to speed up common requests. A good proxy server keeps users and the internal network protected from the bad stuff that lives out in the wild internet. Lastly, proxy servers can provide a high level of privacy.

Question 13

Where can I find the proxy settings?

Answer 13

Settings > Network and Internet > Proxy

Question 14

What is the difference of Public Network vs Private Network?

Answer 14

Public Network makes your not discoverable on the network. Use this in most cases - When connected to a network at home, work, or in a public place.

Private Network makes your device discoverable on the network. Select this if you need file sharing or use apps that communicate over this network. You should kno and trust the people and devices on the network.

Question 15

where can I set a network metered connections? What are the limtations?

Answer 15

You can find network metered connection in Settings > Network & internet > Advnaced Network settings > Data usage > Enter Limit

A metered connection is an internet connection that has a data limit associated with it. Some apps might work differently on a metered connection to help reduce your data usage. Also, some updates for Windows won’t be installed automatically. A cellular data network connection is set as metered by default.

Question 16

Static vs Dynamic IP Addreses?

Answer 16

When a device is assigned a static IP address, the address does not change. Most devices use dynamic IP addresses, which are assigned by the network when they connect and change over time.

You can also use static addresses for a reserved location on the network for printers.

APIPA address is where the DHCP Server fails and Automatically Provides an IP address temporary.

Question 17

What is the IP addressing scheme?

Answer 17

IP address is an address that is used to uniquely identify a device on an IP network. IP address is made up of 32 binary bits. These binary bits can be further divided into network portion and host portion with the help of a subnet mask.

Question 18

What is a DNS do?

Answer 18

The Domain Name System (DNS) turns domain names into IP addresses, which browsers use to load internet pages.

Question 19

What is a subnet mask?

Answer 19

A subnetwork or subnet is a logical subdivision of an IP network. The practice of dividing a network into two or more networks is called subnetting. Computers that belong to the same subnet are addressed with an identical group of its most-significant bits of their IP addresses.

Question 20

What is Gateway?

Answer 20

A gateway IP refers to a device on a network which sends local network traffic to other networks. The subnet mask number helps to define the relationship between the host (computers, routers, switches, etc.) and the rest of the network