
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking | www.gateway.com |
Using the network
After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can:
■View shared drives and folders
■Map a network drive
■Open and copy files stored on other network computers
■Print documents on network printers
Viewing shared drives and folders
Help and Support
For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword workgroups in the Search box, then click the arrow.
1Click Start, then click My Network Places. The My Network Places window opens.
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Mapping a network drive
After a drive or folder on one computer is mapped as a drive on another computer, the contents of the drive or folder can be accessed as if the drive were attached directly to the computer.
For example, the My Documents folder on computer 1 is mapped as the Z drive on computer 2. To access the My Documents folder on computer 1 from computer 2,
1Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps in “Viewing shared drives and folders” on page 86.
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3Click the arrow button to open the Drive list, then click the drive letter you want to map this drive or folder to.
4Click Reconnect at Logon if you want to reconnect to this drive or folder each time you log on to the network.
5Click Finish.
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