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How to set up a Peer-to-Peer Network in Win XP
1. Click "Start", "Control Panel" and double click "System".
2. Within the "Computer Name" tab, click on "Change". This will
bring up the Computer name change menu that will allow you to
specify your computer name and workgroup.
3. Choose a name for you computer so that it can be identified on
your network (e.g. "PC1"). Also choose a workgroup name (e.g.
Home Network) and click "OK".
Warning: You must use exactly the same workgroup name on all
of your computers. The spelling and spacing must be exactly
the same.
4. You will be prompted to re-start your PC for the changes to take
effect.
5. Click "OK" to restart computer.
6. Repeat steps 1-6 for the next PC (e.g. PC2) you want to be in
your network workgroup.
7. To verify your network connection between PC1 and PC2 click on
"Start", "My Network Places", "Entire Network" then "Microsoft
windows network". You should see PC1 and PC2 as members of
your network workgroup.
8. You are now ready to share files between the networked
computers.
Start sharing files
1. From PC1 double click on "My Computer" from windows desktop.
Right click on the disk drive or folder you want to share.
1. Select "Sharing and Security" from the menu:
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A window similar to this one will appear.
3. Select "Share This Folder" then specify a "Share Name" for the
drive folder you want to share.
4. Select "Permissions" and set the permissions that you wish to
set. Click "OK".
5. From PC2 click on "My Network Places" from the windows
desktop, you should then be able to browse the "Entire Network"
to see the shared resource on PC1.
Congratulations! You have established a peer-to-peer network
between PC1 and PC2.
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