Connecting to a Network Computer


When your computer is connected to a small home or business network, and when other computers on the network are set up to share items, you can connect to a computer on the network and access items on that computer. The type of access you have to the contents of another computer depends, as it should, on the sharing settings on that computer to ensure that private files are kept private and public files are made available. Although networking is easiest between computers that are running Windows Vista or Windows XP, you can still connect to computers running other types of operating systems, provided those computers are properly configured.

Connect to a Computer

Click the Start button, and choose Network from the menu to display the Network window.

Double-click the computer whose files or folders you want to access.

If the Connect To dialog box appears, enter a user name and password for that computer, and then click OK. The user name and password must be those that have been set up on that network computer.

Double-click a folder to access its contents. Use the folder and the contents as you would any other folder, depending on the type of permission you've been granted.

See Also

"Sharing Your Files over the Network" on page 219 for information about setting password-protected sharing.


Tip

The Connect To dialog box appears if the network computer has Password Protected Sharing turned on and you're not listed as one of the users on that computer.


Connect to a Computer That's Not Listed

Click the Start button, and choose Network from the menu to display the Network window.

Click the Network icon in the Address bar.

Type the address of the computer in the form \\computername, with computername being the name of the computer on the network, and then press Enter.

Use the shared folders as you would any other network folders.

See Also

"Adding a Link to a Folder" on page 201 for information about adding a folder to the Favorite Links list in the Navigation pane of your folder windows.

"Creating a Connection to a Network Folder" on page 222 for information about creating quick access to a folder using a drive letter for compatibility with some programs.


Tip

Windows Vista shows all the computers that are on a network, but Windows XP shows only the computers that are in the same workgroup. To see all the computers on your network from a computer that's running Windows XP, set the same workgroup name for all the computers. To see or change the name of the workgroup you're using on your Windows Vista computer, click System And Maintenance in the Control Panel, and then click See The Name Of This Computer in the System Section to open the System window.




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