Gateway 200ARC Guía Del Usuario

Chapter 11: Networking Your Computer

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A network lets you:

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Share a single Internet connection

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Share computer drives

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Share peripheral devices

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Stream audio and video files

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Play multi-player games

Each computer that is connected to the network can share the same broadband 
connection or modem and telephone line and access the Internet at the same 
time. This saves on the cost of installing another telephone line for your second 
computer and paying for a second Internet service provider (ISP) account.

With a network, you can copy files from computer to computer by copying 
and pasting or dragging and dropping. You will no longer waste your time 
transferring files by using recordable media. In addition, you can map a drive 
on a networked computer to another computer, and access the files as if they 
were located on the hard drive of the computer you are using.

For more information about sharing an Internet connection 
in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword 

in the HelpSpot 

Search box 

, then click the arrow.

For more information about sharing network drives in 
Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword 

in the 

HelpSpot Search box 

, then click 

the arrow.