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Installing Clients 7-3
If the TEMP environment variable is not defined, ensure that the
drive containing your
windows directory has at least 5 MB of free
space. This space is used for the creation of temporary files during
the installation process.
• close down any applications prior to installing the client
If you are installing the products onto a network drive, you need the
following items:
• a network drive connection to the desired host
• the appropriate permissions to write the Database Administration
files to the network drive
To ensure that the network is configured properly, see “Verifying Server
Networking” on page 7-3.
Verifying Server Networking
To verify that your network is working properly, follow these steps:
Step 1 From a DOS prompt, enter ipconfig /all (Windows NT) or winipcfg /all
(Windows 95 or Windows 98).
Your host name and IP address appear, as shown in the following
example:
Example
Windows NT IP Configuration:
Host Name......:yourname.yourcompany.com
.
.
DHCP Enabled.....:No
IP Address.......:172.18.22.15
Step 2 From a DOS or command prompt, enter ping server, where server is the
location of the PATROL Database Administration server.
