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2. What you need ? 1.Network (UTP) cable, Buy UTP(CAT 5) cable for this connection. Network card. (Ethernet card) A net work card is vital hardware of your computer. It is installed in your computer by the manufacturer. To check your hardware right click on My computer Click properties, click the option of hardware Click Device manager. There you can find the option of Network Adapters In this picture you can see (2)Two network cards are installed in the same computer.

3. PCI Network card Built in network card Network Card Usually network card is installed in the computer by the manufacturer. Other wise you can purchase it from market. 1. PCI Network card which is inserted in PCI slot. 2. Built in Network card. 3.USB Network card. USB Network card USB Rj45

4. Connecting the UTP cable to Network card Put the connecter in the LAN port of the network cards of the both computers and boot both the computers. When the window will completely load on the computer it will show you the connectivity of the two computers at the task bar. Connectivity network icons If the network card is not configured,computer can show the prompt message that (Cable is unplugged) at the task bar. Cable is unplugged

5. Network icons on the task bar Note :- If the cable has crimped properly and the network card has configured properly then you can view the network icons on the task bar. If the cable is not crimped properly OR The network card has not configured properly, then we can view the prompt message at the task bar A Network Cable is unplugged.

6. Configuring a net work card First of all, double click on the task bar where network icon is located, Click on the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Click onproperties and set the TCP/IP protocols as shown on the next page. Task bar

7. TCP/IP of computer No.1 Computer No.2 PC No 1PC No 2

8. Sharing a folder/drive on a network Choose a folder or drive and right click on the folder and click on Sharing and security. If you see the above prompt notice click on it and then click on the Share this folder on the network Click Ok to continue and then you will see that icon of the folder has been changed. Before sharing After sharing

9. How to Search a shared folder/drive on a network First, you have to search the computer to which you want to access on a network. For example You have two computers Named PC1 and PC2. IP Address of PC1 IP Address of PC2 192.168.1.53 192.168.1.52 You had shared a folder name (Garden) on PC1 and now you want to access that folder from PC2. From PC2 you see the desktop. There you can see icon of My Network places, right click on it, click Search for computers There enter the name of computer you want to find ( i.e. PC1)

10. Computer has searched the PC1 double click to open it. (You can also make a shortcut to this computer on your desktop. Right click on PC1, click create shortcut

11. When you will click on PC1 you can view shared folder garden

12. Search a computer by IP Address You can also search a computer on the network by giving exactly its IP Address, The IP Address of PC1 is 192.168.1.53. Enter this IP address instead of computer name.

13. How you can find/Change the computer name If you want to change computer name click here Right click on My computer, Click properties click on Computer Name there you will see the computer name.You can also change the computer name by click on ChangeEnter the new name and Click Ok and click Ok to restart.

14. Sharing a printer on the network Click Start Click Printer and faxes Right click on the printer which you want to share. Click Sharing

15. Circle Share this printer Click Ok and you will view the sharing mark on the printer. For example this printer is installed on PC1 and now you want share this printer on the network. First of all you have to search the computer on which printer is installed.

16. Double click on the printer icon Click yes and network printer will be installed on your computer. Now if the printer and PC1 computer is On you can print your document from your computer just you print from your own computer.

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