Windows XP Home Networking Chapter 1a Panko’s Business Data Networks and Telecommunications, 5th edition Copyright 2005 Prentice-Hall

Windows XP Home Networking The dominant client operating system from Microsoft today Strong security features make it a wise upgrade for older computers Strong networking features Windows XP Home is fine for home networks Windows XP Professional is used within firms Has similar networking setup

Topics Network and Internet Connections dialog box Your starting point for almost all networking setup tasks Setting up an Internet connection Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file and printer sharing Allowing your directories and printers to be shared Using shares on other computers

Network and Internet Connections Dialog Box (Figures 1a-1 and 1a-2) To bring up this dialog box, Hit Start, then Control Panel. Select Network and Internet Connections

Network and Internet Connections Dialog Box, Continued Set up or change your Internet connection Begins a Wizard for that task

Network and Internet Connections Dialog Box, Continued Create a connection to the network at your workplace is for setting up a VPN

Network and Internet Connections Dialog Box, Continued Set up or change your home or small office network is for setting up file and printer sharing among PCs in your home

Network and Internet Connections Dialog Box, Continued Network Connections lets you see and manage your existing network connections

Network and Internet Connections Dialog Box, Continued My Network Places Shows network resources you can use. Troubleshooters is for diagnosing networking and Explorer problems Internet Options is for customizing your use of the Internet

Topics Network and Internet Connections dialog box Setting up an Internet connection Hardware Options The Process Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file and printer sharing Allowing your directories and printers to be shared Using shares on other computers

Hardware Options Using an Access Router (Gateway) Simple and relatively inexpensive Access Router

Hardware Options Internet Connection Sharing Ethernet Switch Cable Computer connected to the Internet has two NICs One NIC runs to the Internet, the other to a switch Other PCs connect to the switch Saves little money Ethernet Switch NIC 2 Cable Modem NIC 1

Hardware Options Internet Connection Sharing Computer connected to the Internet has two NICs If there is only one other PC, the second NIC can connect directly with the other PC’s RJ-45 jack with a crossover cable (which reverses pins) Avoids cost of access router Crossover UTP Cable Cable Modem

Network and Internet Connections Dialog Box, Continued Set up or change your Internet connection Opens a Wizard

Setup to create a broadband connection Internet Properties Connections Tab Setup to create a broadband connection For VPN and dial-up connections

Setting Up or Changing a Connection, Continued Click on Next button

Setting Up or Changing a Connection, Continued Select “Connect to the Internet”

Setting Up or Changing a Connection, Continued Select “Set up my connection manually”

Setting Up or Changing a Connection, Continued Select “Connect using a broadband connection that is always on”

Setting Up or Changing a Connection, Continued Finish the connection

Topics Network and Internet Connections dialog box Setting up an Internet connection Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file and printer sharing Allowing your directories and printers to be shared Using shares on other computers

Turning on Sharing Set up or change your home or small office network is for setting up file and printer sharing among PCs in your home

Turning on Sharing, Continued This option allows a PC with two NICs to share its Internet connection

Turning on Sharing, Continued This option is for setting up the Windows XP firewall

Turning on Sharing, Continued These options turn on file (and directory) sharing and printer sharing

Turning on Sharing, Continued Go through this checklist

Turning on Sharing, Continued You must give your computer a name. Others will access it via this name.

Turning on Sharing, Continued You must specify a workgroup name. All computers on the network must use the same workgroup name. This same workgroup name is how computers in the workgroup find one another

Turning on Sharing, Continued Do NOT use the default MSHOME. This lets hackers break in easily

Turning on Sharing, Continued The computer will apply the settings.

Turning on Sharing, Continued What is Shared? By default, ONLY the Shared Documents directory (SharedDocs) is shared automatically Anyone using the same workgroup name can read, change, delete, and add files to this directory! To share files, copy them here from your other directories, which are protected by default You may share other directories You may share printers Warning!

Turning on Sharing, Continued You can share another directory through Windows Explorer (My Computer, etc.) Right click on the directory In the directory’s Properties box, select the Sharing tab Under network sharing and security, click on “Share this folder on the network” Enter a share name by which others will access it Click on “Allow network users to change my files” if you want more than read-only access

Turning on Sharing, Continued Sharing Specific Printers Click on Start / Printers and Faxes Right-click on the printer you want to share Select Properties Continue on the next slide…

Turning on Sharing, Continued Click on the Sharing tab. Select “Share this printer”. Give it a Share name. Others will access it by this name. If other computers run older versions of Windows, you may need to add drivers on those computers

Topics Network and Internet Connections dialog box Setting up an Internet connection Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file and printer sharing Allowing your directories and printers to be shared Using shares on other computers

Accessing Shared Files Click on Start / My Network Places Select the directory share you wish to use All shares whose computers have the same workgroup name will be found automatically

Accessing a Shared Printer Step 1: Make a Shared Printer Accessible to You Select Start / Printers and Faxes The Printers and Faxes Dialog Box Will Appear (Next slide)

Accessing a Shared Printer Select “Add a printer”

Accessing a Shared Printer A Wizard will be activated

Accessing a Shared Printer Select “A network printer …”

Accessing a Shared Printer Select “Browse for a printer”

Accessing a Shared Printer Select a printer from the available printers. Then select “Next” The printer will then be available to you.

Accessing a Shared Printer Step 2: Printing after you have added the printer In any application … Select Print Choose the network printer from the Name: drop-down menu