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Windows Networking Basics
You may have had some ideas about how to use your new network prior to
installing this product - sharing files, printing from a computer on the network,
or accessing the Internet on multiple computers with one connection. This
section will help you get started on those ideas or even give you some new
ones. However, this section is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to
networking, it is just an outline of a few networking basics.
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Computer Identification
If you had previously given your Windows computers names, you may need to
verify that each computer has a unique name and common workgroup name.
1. On your Desktop, right-click the
Network Places
icon and select
Properties
from the context menu.
2. The
Computer description
box is optional. You may enter a description that will
help you identify this computer on your network.
