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• The setup is now complete, if no internet connection is detected, follow the trouble shooting
guide in Appendix B for a solution.
Setting up file sharing
Along with shared Internet access, file sharing is one of the most important reasons for home
networking. To set up file sharing, two things must be done.
• The computer with files to be shared must be set up for file sharing.
• The other computers on the network must be connected to that computer..
To setup a computer to share its files:
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indows 98: File sharing is by default switched off. Enable file sharing by highlighting the net-
work adapter in the list of adapters in the 'Control Panel'-> Network list. Click the 'File and Print
sharing' button and select file sharing. This may require your Windows 98 installation CD.
Now to share a folder, navigate to the folder using Windows Explorer or My Computer, right click
on the folder to share, select 'properties' and click on the 'Sharing' tab. Click 'Shared As' and
select the type of sharing.
W
indows 2000: Find the folder to share using Windows Explorer. Right click on the folder and
select 'sharing', select 'Share this folder'.
W
indows XP: File sharing is by default switched off. Enable file sharing by running the 'Network
Setup Wizard' (Start->All Programs->Accessories->Communications->Network Setup Wizard).
Follow the instructions in the wizard and the computer will allow file sharing.
To actually share a folder, open 'My Computer' and navigate to the folder to share, right click on
the folder and select 'Sharing and Security'. Click the checkbox saying 'Share this folder on the
network' and click 'OK'.
To access other computers shared files:
W
indows 98SE: In Windows Explorer, open up 'Network Neighborhood' in the folder tree and
navigate to the desired folder.
W
indows 2000: In Windows Explorer, open up 'My Network Places' in the folder tree, click on
'Computers near me' and navigate to the desired folder.
W
indows XP: In the Start menu, select "My Network Places'. Click 'Add Network Place' in the left
margin. Follow the wizard for adding the folder to look at. In the location box where the network
place is typed, type \\nameofcomputertoshare\foldertoshare (replace names with the actual com-
puter name and folder name, but keep the backslashes).
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