NETWORKING TUTORIAL
Networking Windows 98,
Windows Millenium, Windows 2000,
and Windows XP Home Edition with TCP/IP or NetBEIU
Windows 98 With NetBEUI or TCP/IP (Same procedure for Windows Millenium)
Windows 2000 with NetBEUI or TCP/IP
Windows XP Home Edition with NetBEUI
Windows XP Home
Edition with TCP/IP
Why do we network? We network to share folders and printers and internet access. Configuring internet access is fairly simple. Getting shared folders or printers is more difficult. In order to share folders or printers you must have the same user name, password, and workgroup for each computer. There are two networking protocols in Windows. NetBEIU is an older protocol that only works on small networks. Microsoft no longer supports this networking protocol. TCP/IP is the protocol used in todays networks. All windows computers can be networked using TCP/IP. This is true for Windows 98, Windows Millenium, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. I have included networking with NetBEIU, just to cover all the bases. (NetBEIU does not require the same user being logged on to all networked computer.) In this tutorial I will be using the following set up:
This tutorial assumes that all computers are
connected to the internet through a Cable/DSL Router and Cable/DSL Modem,
and you have Norton Internet Security installed on your computers. A Cable/DSL
Router only costs about $70. Your internet service provider provides the Cable/DSL
Modem.
This is the only secure setup for home networking that I know. The Cable/DSL Router isolates your network through Network Address Translation. In addition each computer has Norton Security and Norton Antivirus installed.
Basic Principles. All Windows
networking depends on similar principles. You must create the same user name
and password (or no password) on each computer. You must log on with that user
name and password. You must be in the same workgroup. You must have the same
protocol on each computer. (Default protocol is TCP/IP). You must run the
Network SetupWizard. You must enable file and print sharing in Windows 98 and
Windows Millenium. (It occurs automatically in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.)
You must create a shared folder so that you can see if your networking is
successful. You must configure the firewalls in Norton Security to allow
communication between computers. (You must disable the XP firewall.) This
tutorial addresses each of these tasks.
This tutorial is copyrighted and owned by Dorothy Raymond, 6891 Mewall Dr., San Diego, CA 92119.
Here are links to tutorials for networking each operating system. Note that the setup for NetBEUI is optional. All networking can be done with TCP/IP.
Windows 98 With NetBEUI or TCP/IP (Same procedure for Windows Millenium)
Windows 2000 with NetBEUI or TCP/IP