| After you've physically connected your computers, Windows XP's Network Setup Wizard guides you through setting up your home network. After the wizard is run, you can share resources such as files, printers, and an Internet connection with all the computers on your network. The Network Setup Wizard must be run on each computer on your network. You start by running the wizard on your host computer, as follows: 1. | Open the Control Panel and click Network Connections.
| 2. | Click Set Up or Change Your Home or Small Office Network.
| 3. | When the Network Setup Wizard opens, click the Next button to move through the introductory screens.
| 4. | When you come to the Select a Connection Method screen (shown in Figure 8.2), select This Computer Connects to the Internet Through a Residential Gateway or Through Another Computer on My Network, then click Next.
Figure 8.2. Selecting an Internet connection method for your network. 
| 5. | When the next screen appears (shown in Figure 8.3), enter a description for this PC (make and model is good), along with a unique name (such as "Main Computer"), then click Next.
Figure 8.3. Describing your computer for the network. 
| 6. | When the next screen appears, enter a name for your network, then click Next.
| 7. | On the next screen, check Turn On File and Printer Sharing, then click Next.
| 8. | Continue clicking Next to finish the wizard.
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After all your computers are configured, your network is now fully functional. You can now share files between PCs, play multiple-player games (on two PCs), send documents to your printer, and connect to the Internetfrom any PC on your network. |
