New Ways to Network
The new Network And Sharing Center is emblematic of the collective changes in Windows Vista. It’s the center for most network-related tasks, with a clean, well-organized, easy-to-follow interface. And it’s almost certain to be disorienting at first, because its organization is so radically different from its predecessor in Windows XP. Furthermore, common network tasks that you had learned to accomplish with shortcuts in previous Windows versions now take extra clicks or keystrokes—at least until you discover the new shortcuts. (We can help with that process.) Figure 1-8 shows the basic organization of Network And Sharing Center, with a simple graphical representation of your network connection. (Clicking a link produces a more ...
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