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The Network
What is a network?
A network means connecting your notebook to one or several other computers.
Users can transfer data between computers and share resources such as printers,
modems and hard disk drives.
Here are some practical examples:
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You can exchange E-mail and manage appointments in an office.
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Users can share a printer in a network and save their data on a central server.
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Two or more computers can be connected to play network games or share
data.
Ethernet-Network
If your notebook has an Ethernet connection, you can use this to connect to a
network.
The following explanation refers to notebooks with a network connector.
Connect one end to the RJ45 connection (Western plug) at the network interface of
your notebook (
13 ) and the other to another notebook or a hub/switch.
The Windows Help and Support Centre offer extensive information about
networking your Notebook. You can access this information by clicking on
Start ,
then Help and Support .