Windows 2000 Professional

Chapter 12. Networking Your Computer

In Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, networking is simplicity itself. Gone are the days of complicated network configurations and strange kluges to make the computer work on networks. Most users, those who use a typical Microsoft network configuration, don't have to change their configurations at all. A typical Microsoft network configuration includes the client for Microsoft networks, TCP/IP, and file and printer sharing. And when users have to change their network configuration, they have one central place to go in order to make them all.

This is all well and good, but what about users who are trying to create a peer-to-peer network at home? Windows 2000 Professional makes this process easy, too, because ...