Chapter 20: Connecting Clients to Windows Networks

Highlights

Microsoft Windows XP Professional can be a member of a variety of network configurations, from a small home network consisting of two computers to a large enterprise network that includes thousands of computers worldwide. This chapter describes the network environments in which Windows XP Professional can be used.

Related Information

• For more information about configuring TCP/IP in Windows XP Professional, see Configuring TCP/IP in this book.

• For more information about account authentication in Microsoft Windows 2000 domains, see Authorization and Access Control in this book.

• For more information about deploying Windows Server 2003 client network services, see the Deploying Network Services book of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit.