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8Click the type of Internet connection you are setting up, then click Next.
9Click Finish.
10Repeat this procedure for each computer on your network. Go to “To access 
the Internet from your computer:” on page 138.
To set up Internet Explorer on each computer on your Ethernet network in 
Windows 2000:
1Make sure that the router or access point is turned on and configured as 
instructed by your cable or DSL provider.
2Right-click the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop, then click Properties. 
The Internet Properties dialog box opens.
3Click the Connections tab.
4Click Setup. The Internet Connection Wizard opens. 
						

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5Click I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect 
through a local area network (LAN)
, then click Next. The Setting up your Internet 
connection screen opens. 
						

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6Click I connect through a local area network (LAN), then click Next. The Local 
area network Internet connection screen opens.
7Click to select the Automatic discovery of proxy server (recommended) check 
box, then click 
Next. The Set Up Your Internet Mail Account screen opens.
8If you want to set up an Internet e-mail account other than the e-mail 
account supplied by your Internet service provider, select 
Ye s then click 
Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Internet mail setup. 
When you are finished setting up mail, click 
Finish.
- OR -
If you do not want to set up an e-mail account other than the e-mail 
account supplied by your Internet service provider, select 
No, click Next, 
then click 
Finish.
9Repeat this procedure for each computer on your network. Go to “To access 
the Internet from your computer:” on page 138. 
						

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To access the Internet from your computer:
1Make sure that the router or access point is turned on.
2Open Internet Explorer.
Sharing drives and printers
With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives, diskette drives, 
and CD or DVD drives) and printers among the computers connected to the 
network.
After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can 
access them as though they were attached directly to your computer. Then you 
can:
■View a network drive
■Open and copy files stored on other network computers
■Print documents on network printers
Before you can share your drives and printers, you need to turn on Windows 
file and printer sharing on all the network computers.
To turn on Windows file and printer sharing:
1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel 
window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click 
Network 
and Internet Connections
.
-OR-
In Windows 2000, click 
Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control 
Panel window opens.
ImportantTo share a printer among the network computers, each 
computer must have the shared printer’s drivers installed. 
Follow the instructions included with your printer to install 
the printer drivers on each computer. 
						

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2Click/Double-click the Network Connections or Network and Dial-up 
Connections 
icon.
3Right-click the Local Area Network icon that you want to set up file and 
printer sharing on, then click 
Properties.
4Click File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.
5Click OK.
6If prompted, restart your computer.
7Repeat this procedure on every computer on the network.
Sharing drives or folders
If you want to share a drive or folder, use the following instructions.
To share drives or folders:
1Make sure that each computer on your network has Windows file and 
printer sharing turned on by following the steps in “To turn on Windows 
file and printer sharing:” on page 138.
2Right-click the drive or folder that you want to share, then click Sharing 
and Security
 or Sharing. The folder properties dialog box opens.
If you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to 
everyone on your network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that 
folder will be available to everyone on the network. 
						

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3Click the Sharing tab.
4In Windows XP, if you want to share the drive or folder with anyone on 
the network (network sharing), click to select the 
Share this folder on the 
network
 check box.
-OR-
In Windows 2000, if you want to share the drive or folder with anybody 
on the network (network sharing), click to select the 
Share this folder check 
box.
5Click OK. 
						

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Un-sharing drives, folders, and files
If you want to un-share a drive, folder, or file, use the following instructions.
To un-share drives or folders:
1Right-click the drive or folder that you want to un-share, then click Sharing 
and Security
 or Sharing.
2In Windows XP, make sure that the Share this folder on the network check 
box is not selected.
-OR-
In Windows 2000, click 
Do not share this folder.
3Click OK.
Sharing printers
To share printers in Windows XP:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your 
Control Panel is in Category View, click 
Printers and Other Hardware.
2Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers and Faxes 
window opens.
3Right-click the name of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing.
4Click Share this printer.
5Click OK. 
						

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To share printers in Windows 2000:
1Click Start, Settings, then click Printers.
2Right-click the name of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing.
3Click Shared as.
4Click OK.
Using the network
After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can:
■View shared drives and folders
■Map a network drive
■Open and copy files stored on other network computers
■Print documents on network printers
Viewing shared drives and folders
To view shared drives and folders:
1In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Network Places. The My Network 
Places window opens.
-OR-
In Windows 2000, double-click the 
My Network Places icon. The My Network 
Places window opens.
2Click/Double-click Entire Network. The Entire Network w ind ow o pen s. If y ou 
do not see the contents of the network after you double-click 
Entire Network, 
click 
entire contents.
3Double-click Microsoft Windows Network.
4Double-click the name of your workgroup. The names of each of the 
computers in your workgroup are listed. For more information about 
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5Double-click the name of the computer containing the drive or folder you 
want to view. All shared drives and folders are listed.
Mapping a Network Drive
After a drive or folder on one computer is mapped as a drive on another 
computer, the contents of the drive or folder can be accessed as if the drive 
were attached directly to the computer.
For example, the My Documents folder on computer 1 is mapped as the Z drive 
on computer 2. To access the My Documents folder on computer 1 from 
computer 2, double-click the Z drive.
To map a network drive:
1Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in “Viewing shared drives 
and folders” on page 142.
2Right-click the drive or folder, then click Map Network Drive. The Map 
Network Drive wizard opens.
3Click the arrow button to open the Drive list, then click the drive letter 
you want to map this drive or folder to.
4Click Finish.
Opening files across the network
To open files across the network:
1Start the program for the file you want to open.
2Click File, then click Open.
3Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to open.
4Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. 
						

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Copying files across the network
To copy files across the network:
1In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer 
window opens.
-OR-
In Windows 2000, double-click the 
My Computer icon. 
2Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy.
3Browse to the file you want to copy.
4Click the file.
5Click Edit, then click Copy.
6Double-click the folder where you want to copy the file to.
7Click Edit, then click Paste.
Printing files across the network
To print files across the network:
1Open the file you want to print.
2Click File, then click Print.
3In the printer name list, click the network printer. 
4Click OK.