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7.When you're done, click on the Apply button, followed by OK. Repeat steps 1-7 for any drive or folder you desire to share on the network.

You have successfully enabled File Sharing on your PC. Your selected drives or folders can now be accessed by other network users. If a user tries to access one of your password-protected drives or folders, he or she will be asked for the appropriate Read-Only or Full-Access password. Continue on if you wish to share your PC’s printer over the network.

Enabling Printer Sharing

1.

Double-click on the My Computer icon.

 

 

 

Note: Any printer you

2.

Double-click the Printers folder. A window of avail- wish to share from

 

able printers will appear.

your PC must be

 

physically connected

 

 

 

 

to your PC.

3.Using your right mouse button, click once on the

printer that you want to share with other users. Click on Sharing, followed by the Sharing tab.

4.Click on Share As. In the Share Name box, give a

name to the printer you want to share. If you want to

Note: Not all printers

assign a password to the printer so that only certain

may be shared on the

users can access it, type a password in the Password

network. Others may

box.

require special

instructions. Refer to

 

5. Click on the Apply button, followed by OK. Your

your printer’s user

guide or contact your

printer(s) are now shared.

printer manufacturer if

 

you think this may be

 

the case with your

 

printer.

The Printer Sharing setup and installation is com-

plete. Your printer can now be accessed by other network users. The printer’s driver may have to be installed on other PCs. Consult your printer’s documentation.

Phoneline 10M Integrated PC Card

InstalSharing Your Files and Printersling the Driver in Starting Over in Windows 98, ME, or 2000

Windows 95 Version A

The following instructions are for Windows 98 or ME. To start over in Windows 2000, go to page 27.

Starting Over in Windows 98 or ME

1.At the desktop click on the Start Button, highlight Settings, click on Control Panel.

2.Double-click on the Network Icon.

3.If the Configuration box has a component called Dial-Up Adapter, skip forward to step 5. If it doesn’t, continue with step 4.

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Linksys PCM200HA manual Enabling Printer Sharing, Starting Over in Windows 98 or ME