how to Configure automatic administrator logon for Recovery Console

To set an automatic administrator logon for the Recovery Console, complete the following steps.please note that you must have administrator privilege in order to complete these task.

• First Login as an Administrator
• Go to the Control Panel (Click Start, and then click Control Panel)
• Click Switch to Classic View in the right pane, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Local Security Policy
• Expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options
• Double-click the Recovery Console: Allow automatic administrative logon policy, and then set it to Enable

After you set enable policy is effective immediately.Make sure that you reopen the Local Security Policy snap-in to make sure that the effective setting for the policy is "Enabled." after you you start to Recovery Console, you are not prompted for a password

After completion of this process the registry key of
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole , DWORD value data is set to 1

testing a TCP/IP configuration

after configuring TCP/IP and restarting the computer, you should use ipconfig and ping command prompts tools to test the configuration and connections to other TCP/IP hosts and networks. such testing helps ensure that TCP/IP is functioning properly.

using ipconfig

you use the ipconfig tool to verify the TCP/IP configuration parameters on a host. this helps to determine whether the configuration is initialized or if a duplicate IP address exists. use the ipconfig tool with the /all switch to verify configuration information.

using ping

the ping tool is a diagnose tool that you can use to test TCP/IP configurations and diagnose connection failures. after you have verified the TCP/IP configuration, use the ping tool to determine whether a particular TCP/IP host is available and funtional. to test connectivity use the ping tool with the following syntax in command prompt:

1. first go to the command prompt.
   
2. then type ipconfig or ipconfig /all and press enter.
   
3. then type ping 127.0.0.1 (loopback address) to check loopback working properly.
   
4. then use ping ip address of the computer (eg: ping 192.168.0.10) to check NIC (network interface card) working properly.
5. then use ping command to ip address of default gateway (router) to check connectivity to gateway.
6. then use ping address of the remote host (this can be pc in the network or internet) to check network working properly.
   

using automatic private ip addressing (APIPA)

the windows xp professional implementation of TCP/IP supports automatic assignment of IP address for simple LAN -based network configurations. this addressing mechanism is an extension of dynamic IP address assignment for LAN adaptors, enabling configuration of IP address without using static IP address assignment or installing the DCHP service. automatic private IP addressing is enabled by default in windows xp professional so that home users and small business users can create a funtioning, single subnet, TCP/IP based network without having to configure the TCP/IP protocol manually or set up a DHCP server.

the process for the automatic private IP addressing feature

• windows xp professional TCP/IP attempts to find a DHCP server on the attached network to obtain a dynamically assigned IP adrress.
• in the absence of a DHCP server during startup (for example, if the server is down for maintanance or repairs) the client cannot obtain an IP address.
• automatic private IP addressing generates an IP address in the form of 169.254.x.y (where x.y is the client,s unique identifier) and a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 .
  

obtaining an ip address automatically

if a server running the DHCP service is available on the network, it can automatically assign TCP/IP configuration information to the DCHP client, you can configure any clients running windows xp professional, windows 95, and windows 98 to obtain TCP/IP configuration information automatically from the DHCP service. this can simplify administration and ensure correct configuration information.

you can use the DHCP service to provide clients with TCP/IP configuration information automatically. however you must configure a computer as a DHCP client before it can interact with the DHCP service.

using a static IP address

by default client computers, for example those running windows xp professional, windows 2000, windows ME, windows NT, microsoft windows 98, or microsoft windows 95 obtain TCP/IP configuration information automatically from the DHCP service. however even in DHCP enabled environment you should assign a static IP address to selected network computers. for example, the computer running DHCP service cannot be a DHCP client, so it must have a static IP address. if the DHCP service is not available you can also configure TCP/IP to use static IP address. for each network adaptor card that uses TCP/IP in a computer, you can configure an IP address, subnet mask and default gateway.