PPT97: Running a Peer-to-Peer Presentation Conference

ID: Q189648

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

Although Presentation Conference was designed for use across networks using the TCP/IP protocol, it is also possible to do a Presentation Conference on a peer-to-peer basis using computers that are connected by cable.

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: Before you perform the following procedure, make sure both computers have a Direct Cable Connection and that TCP/IP is installed. For more information, please consult Windows Help or your printed documentation.

To ensure that two or more computers can conference via cabling, manually modify each computer's TCP/IP protocol properties. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click

   Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon.

3. Click the Configuration tab.

4. From the list of installed network components, click TCP/IP, and

   then click Properties.

5. Click the IP Address tab and then do the following:

    a. Click Specify An IP Address.

    b. Provide one of the following IP Addresses:

        - For presenter:    20  20  20  1
        - For audience:     20  20  20  2

       The value in the IP box identifies the IP address for your
       local computer or, if more than one network card is installed,
       for the network adapter card selected in the Adapter box.

    c. Provide a Subnet Mask:

        - For both presenter and audience: 255  255  255  0

       NOTE: The value in the Subnet Mask box identifies the network
       membership for the selected network adapter and its host ID.
       The system uses this value to separate the IP address into host
       and network IDs.

    d. Click OK two times.

    e. If you are prompted to Restart Windows, click Yes.

6. Disable the Windows NT domain network property. To do this, follow

   these steps:

    a. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click
       Control Panel.

    b. Double-click the Network icon.

    c. Click the Configuration tab.

    d. Choose Client for Microsoft Networks, and click Properties.

    e. Clear the Log On To Windows NT domain check box.

    f. Click OK.

REFERENCES

For more information about presentation conferencing, click the Index tab in PowerPoint Help, type the following text

   presentation conferences

and then double-click the selected text. Select a topic from the list.

Additional query words: 8.00 ppt97 tcpip

Keywords          : kbconf 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: November 25, 1998