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Windows 11 For Dummies
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Windows 11 For Dummies

by Andy Rathbone
November 2021
Beginner
464 pages
11h 49m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 15

Connecting Computers with a Network

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding a network’s parts

Bullet Choosing between wired and wireless networks

Bullet Setting up a small network

Bullet Connecting wirelessly to public networks

Bullet Sharing files between computers, phones, and other devices

Bullet Sharing an internet connection, files, and printers on a network

Buying yet another PC can bring yet another computing problem: How can two or more PCs share the same internet connection and printer? And how do you share your files between your two PCs?

The solution involves a network. When you connect two or more computers, Windows introduces them to each other, automatically letting them swap information, share an internet connection, and print through the same printer.

Today, most computers can connect without anybody tripping over cables. Known as Wi-Fi or wireless, this option lets your computers chatter through the ...

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