User's Manual Chapter 5

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button. Click on
Direct Cable Connection
. If you have not already set
up the Dial-up Networking option, you will be asked to establish this as well.
The Dial-up Networking activates certain network options of Windows that
are necessary for using the Direct Cable Connection. Click
OK
to activate the
new option(s). Windows will load installation files that are stored on your hard
drive. If you did not already have network functions established, you will be
asked to select computer and workgroup names that will be used to identity
your machine when it is part of a network. Windows will configure your files
and then ask you to restart your system so that the effects can take effect.
You have now established the Direct Cable Connection for your system. A
machine that shares files is a host; a machine that accesses files is a guest. In a
Direct Cable Connection session, one machine will serve as the host and one
as a guest. If you want the connection to work both ways, you will have to
establish a separate connection for file transfer in each direction. If you do not
want to allow sharing of your files or printer via your notebook, you can
continue on to the section on making the Connection. You will still be able to
access files and printers that are set up for sharing.
Sharing
If you want to make files on your notebook available to another computer, or
if you want to allow another system to print to a printer attached to your
notebook, you will need to set up your system for sharing. You can set this up
by double-clicking on the
Network
icon in the C
ontrol Panel
. This will bring
up the Networking window. Click on the
File and Print Sharing
button.
You will be asked to decided if you want to allow file sharing, print sharing, or
both, click on the appropriate checkboxes. You have now established the file
and print sharing for your notebook. You can click
OK
to exit the Network
utility, you might be asked to reboot. If you want to allow access to certain
files on your system, you will need to designate those files for sharing. Open
the
Windows Explorer
program
(Start/Programs/Windows Explorer)
and
the drive containing the folders that you want to share. Find the folders that
you want to share. Right click on the folder and click on the
Sharing
option of
the pop-up menu.
You will now be asked to establish the kind of access you want to allow to this
folder. You should consider who will be using the access and why and
establish he necessary password. Keep in mind that shared folders will be
accessible to any machine that establishes an IR connection.