NetBEUI
("net buoy"), or NetBIOS Extended User Interface, is
a fast, efficient protocol used primarily in smaller LANs. This
is one of the easiest protocols to install and configure and the one
we will use to initially set-up and test the network.
TCP/IP
or Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol are the protocols
used on the Internet. We must install this protocol on the LAN
and for the dial-up adapter for ICS to work. It is a more complex
protocol than NetBEUI and is harder to install and troubleshoot.
ICS
or Internet Connection Sharing is called a protocol by the Microsoft
literature and in a general sense it is. But in the larger sense
ICS is a collection of software which turns a computer into a LAN
to WAN TCP/IP gateway and integrates the other components of the network
at the gateway computer. ICS is composed of the ICS adapter
and ICS protocol.
IPX/SPX
is the protocol used on Novell
networks. You may need it for some programs, most notably,
in the case of a 2-PC network, to run some multi-PC games. If
you need this protocol, wait until you have completely installed and
tested ICS before installing it.
