Windows 2000 Professional	Windows 2000 Server

Some first info from a magazine on memory and disk requirements:

If you are familiar with Windows95/98 and with WindowsNT4, you should have
no problem using Windows2000, since the functionality is very similar, except:
You might have problems to locate the functionality, since most of the windows for
configuration have been moved around to different locations.

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Let me first present the major differences between Windows95/98, Windows NT4 and Windows2000:

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- Windows 2000 User Management (updated : June 3, 2001 )
- Windows 2000 User Permissions
- Windows 2000 Automatically Log On

There is a Step-by-Step procedure guiding you through a basic network setup and usage.

Ethernet / Local Area Networking

- Windows 2000 Network Card Installation (created Sept.2001) - Windows 2000 Network Verification (created Jan.29,2000) - Windows 2000 TCP/IP protocol (updated Feb. 18, 2001 ) - Windows 2000 / XP WNTIPCFG (created Dec. 14, 2002) - Windows 2000 Professional TCP/IP Routing (created may 1, 2001) - Windows 2000 Re-New Dynamic IP-address (created Feb. 18,2001) - Windows 2000 Disabling Auto IP-address generation (updated May.1,2001) - Windows 2000 : Computers Near Me (Network Neighborhood) (created jan.29,2000) - Windows 2000 Network Sharing (updated Sept. 16, 2001 ) - Windows 2000 Network Access / Mapping (created Jan.29,2000) - NT4/2000 Restart/Rebot with mapped Network drivers (created May 1, 2001) - Windows 2000 Deep Mapping (created April 17,2001) - Networking between Windows2000 and Windows95/98 (created May 25,2001 ) - Windows 2000 Prof. joining an NT4 Server Domain (created April 13,2001) - Windows 2000 Prof. logging on to an NT4 Domain-Server (modified May 1,2001) - WLAN - Wireless networking (created Sept. 6, 2003)

Dial-Up Networking / Internet Connection

- Modem Verification (created Jan.23,2000) - Definition of Dial-Up Connection (to the Internet) (created Jan.23,2000) - Configuration of Dial-Up Connection (created Jan.23,2000) - Making a Dial-Up Connection (created Jan.23,2000) - Internet Connection Sharing (updated July 28,2001) - Personal Firewall (created Nov. 1, 2000)

Incoming Modem connections

- Definition of Modem Server (created Feb. 12,2000) - Configuration of Incoming Connection (created Feb.12,2000) - Getting an Incoming Call (created Feb.12,2000) - Incoming Modem connection not active after a Reboot - Win95/98 Connecting to Windows2000 (created Feb. 12,2000) - More Information/Help on "Incoming Connections" (created Feb.19,2000) - Windows 2000 Server: Inbound Connections via RRAS (created Feb.20,2000) for information on VPN : www.vpnlabs.com

Direct Cable Connection

- Windows 2000 DCC and ICS ??? (updated : Feb 27, 2003) - More Information/Help on "Incoming Connections" (created Feb.19,2000)

ADSL : ADSL via Network Card (created Sept. 9,2001 ) Non Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing for ADSL (created Sept. 2,2001) (or Cable-Modem), basic setup is the same on Windows2000 as on Win9x. Alternative access software for ADSL / Cable-Modems : RASPPPOE (created Nov.1, 2001)

USB-Networking : Introduction (created : Jan. 7, 2001 ) - Windows2000 USB Networking Installation (created May 1, 2001) - Mixed Ethernet and USB networks (created May 1,2001) - TCP/IP in Mixed Ethernet and USB networks (created May 1, 2001)

WLAN Wireless Networking (created Aug.31, 2002)

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- Popup Messages (created July 1,2000)
- TweakUI for Win95/98/ME/NT/2000