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Home Networking Setup

 

Setting Up A Local Area Network:

The following is only necessary if you want to share files or printers between computers. For all of the computers to have access to the internet, the following is NOT necessary.

This part of the network setup assumes that you've properly connected all of the computers to the router/hub/switch and all are in operation.

To get to the network setup, go to MY COMPUTER >> MY NETWORK PLACES >> click on SETUP A HOME OR SMALL OFFICE NETWORK. The following dialog box will pop-up. Nothing needs to be done with the first 2 boxes. You can simply click through them. If you want to read the checklist, click on it before proceeding.

Here, you will need to tell the computer how you will connect to the internet. The option that's checked is the most likely if you're using a router, hub or switch.

Below, you see the dialog box where you will enter the computer's description. Use a unique name.

Next is the dialog box where you enter the name of the workgroup. This has to be the same on all of the computers that you want to connect together.

If you want to share files and printers, you should set that option here. Sharing is the default.

When you click 'next' above, the next box will pop-up. It will typically take from 2-20 seconds to finish. If it takes longer, sometimes that indicates that there is a problem.

Next, you see a box that will allow you to make a net setup disk. If all of the computers are running Windows XP, you don't need to make the disk. You simply go through this again on the other computers.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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