Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows® XP in 21 Days

Chapter 15. Using Windows Networking

Just about everyone who’s reading this book will eventually use some form of Windows networking. You may have a Linux, NetWare, or other server on your system, but eventually you’ll want to use the peer capabilities that Windows provides. In fact, many people use Windows networking as their only form of networking.

You’ll run across several forms of Windows networking. For example, there’s the pure peer-to-peer network designed so that every machine acts as a workstation without a server. A second form of Windows networking relies on a single Windows Server machine to provide file, print, and communication services. The third form of Windows networking relies on more than one server connected in one of several ...