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TCP/IP Home Networking
and File Sharing
Tutorial
About this
Tutorial
This tutorial will show
you how to enable File Printer sharing between Microsoft operating
systems using only the TCP/IP protocol. This is the same protocol that
your Internet traffic uses.
This tutorial is especially important for home networks
with Windows XP since Microsoft has dropped official support of
NetBEUI (the old standard protocol for file and print sharing
between Microsoft operating systems).
Who SHOULD use this tutorial
This tutorial should be used by people that
have computers behind a functioning hardware firewall, broadband router,
Microsoft ICS or other Internet sharing software.
Who SHOULD NOT use this tutorial
This tutorial is NOT intended for people
that only have a hub or switch between their computers and
their broadband Internet connection. If you DO only have a hub or
switch between your 'LAN' and your broadband modem, then you should
never enable file or print sharing. If you follow this tutorial you may
be giving everyone on the Internet access to your network shares.
You have been warned.
Technical
Note
Many tutorials claim that Windows needs
the NetBEUI protocol loaded to do file sharing - this is not true.
In this tutorial we will explain how NetBIOS can be enabled (NetBios
over TCP/IP) so a single protocol, TCP/IP can handle both your
Internet and local file sharing needs. This is very important for
networks with Windows XP computers.
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