Chapter 3
Life on the Network
IN THIS CHAPTER
Using local resources and network resources
Playing the name game
Logging on to a network
Using shared folders
Going places with networks
Mapping your network drives
Using a network printer
Logging off the network
After you hook up your PC to a network, it’s not an island anymore, separated from the rest of the world like some kind of isolationist fanatic waving a “Don’t tread on me” flag. The network connection changes your PC forever. Now your computer is part of a system, connected to other computers on the network. You have to worry about annoying network details, such as using local and shared resources, logging on and accessing network ...
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