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[Neon]

Windows XP is by far the EASIEST operating system to network with.

Since before 95 with 3.11 you could network but resources and the abilities were limited, now we have passed 10mb's and lan cards are 100mb's most things are possible.

Here is a list of some things...

Share Drives (including Floppy drives, CD drives and EVEN USB sticks)
Share files, documents, pictures and other date WITHOUT wasting time passing CD's or floppy disks around

So how do you do it? Here is an XP networking guide (WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE MINE WOULD ONLY CONFUSE)

Microsoft's OWN guide in about 8-Parts

[Linoman]

All that I can say, is that only recently I was lucky enough to get another PC and having a home network is great. I wonder how I lived with out?

[Neon]

Well mate if you had only one computer at first, very well

[Nvyseal]

Cant live without a network! im pretty good at networking now too!

[ACiD BuRN]

I just bought a laptop, so I have 2 PC's at home now... Now my sister's taking over the older PC, I'll have to administer it and RARELY actually sit in front of it... Old RADMIN will do the work... And of course, a little file sharing will be intact too .

[Neon]

ACiD BuRN, on Aug 26 2005, 08:30 PM, said:

I just bought a laptop, so I have 2 PC's at home now... Now my sister's taking over the older PC, I'll have to administer it and RARELY actually sit in front of it... Old RADMIN will do the work... And of course, a little file sharing will be intact too .

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Networking brings compting to another level, good to see ya Acid mate

[RedInferno]

Sounds great you guys...maybe I will get one when I get high speed internet

Right now, I am using a JumpDrive to transfer files

[Nvyseal]

RedInferno, on Aug 30 2005, 06:43 PM, said:

Sounds great you guys...maybe I will get one when I get high speed internet

Right now, I am using a JumpDrive to transfer files 

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Holy Harddrive its Batman!!

[Visentinel]

I like Networks
I use a Home network for Internet Access and Media Access like mp3s and .avi Tv Shows

[clarky3429]

networks are REALLY handy for sharing ADSL and printers for me cant live without!

[ShadowFox]

That's what I use mine for clarky ... that and backing up files before a nice clean install

[Neon]

REDINFERNO...yo it`s Robin here, good to see ya alive man!!!!

Anyway also with networks you can share USB flash drives and Mp3 players too!!!!
They just pick up as drives

[ShadowFox]

Cameras and such can be shared aswell.

[Neon]

Your right, i also nearly got this app for sharing scanners but you still need to put the thing for scanning in anyway so a waste of time really

[ShadowFox]

unless you call someone in the other room via telephone and make em do your dirty work while you sit there and be lazy