How to Network Computers

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Join the computers in your home or office so you can share an internet connection and file.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A broadband internet connection
A router
Ethernet cables

Step 1: Set up internet

Set up a broadband internet connection. Connect the router to the modem.

Step 2: Choose wired or wireless

Choose between a wired or wireless network. For a wired network, use ethernet cables running to each computer. For a wireless network, use a wireless router and wireless adapters in each computer.

Step 3: Scan for connection

Run a scan for the wireless network on each computer, and connect to it.

Tip: Set up security on the wireless network with either a WEP or WPA2 security key to prevent unwanted computers from accessing your network.

Step 4: Connect PCs

Set up a network by using the Set up a home network wizard under My Network Places and following the instructions. PCs running Vista are able to detect other Vista computers.

Step 5: Share folders

Right-click on folders you want to share between computers and click Properties. Go to the Sharing tab, and check Share this folder on all networks.

Step 6: Connect Macs

Connect a Mac to the network by going to the Users folder, and Control-click on Shared. Go to Get Info, and check Shared Folder.

Step 7: Share on a Mac

Go to System Preferences, click the Sharing pane, and check File sharing. Go to Options, and check the desired options. Set Everyone to read and write to let other computers access the shared folder.

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Category:

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• computers
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• network
• computer networking
• internet
• broadband internet
• ethernet

[LordSlag]

It's not this simple at all. There are many steps required to set up the router with your ISP that are skipped and these steps are the hard part. Yeah, just don't even acknowledge what you don't know and mislead others. *

[ChristopherJManess]

Fools believe, while smart people research.

[firebird646]

lol i have 5 computers and they are networked

[osamabindrinkin40s]

@LordSlag what server policies would you implement for a LAN server?

[TheNickloyd]

Don't you need internet to see this?

[nomeepk]

but where is the method for wired network. not wireless?

[ChristopherJManess]

Seventh!

[ChristopherJManess]

Now, that's funny!

[edroy10]

3th

[rickyis911]

i dont i just plug it in and  set password and bam