Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows, Second Edition

Chapter 6. Networking Windows

Setting Up a Network

In this chapter, we’re assuming that you are creating or adding to a network for a home or small office network, which in Microsoft’s jargon is called a workgroup network. That said, much of this material still applies to corporate-style domain networks as well. There just isn’t room in this book to cover every nuance of creating that type of network.

Windows has all the software you need already built in, but you may need to purchase some additional hardware components:

• An Ethernet (wired) or wireless network adapter for each computer. Virtually all new desktop and laptop computers have an Ethernet adapter built onto the motherboard, and many laptops have wireless networking built in as well, so ...