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Chapter 1: Setting Up a
Peer-to-Peer Network
Peer-to-Peer Network
In This Chapter
Figuring out the business benefits of a network
Finding out about a peer-to-peer network
Getting a handle on hardware requirements
Connecting your network hardware
Configuring your network
Installing and using a networked printer
Sharing resources on the network
T
he subject of setting up a peer-to-peer network may seem off-point. Isn’t
this book supposed to be about QuickBooks? Well, my friend, you’re
this book supposed to be about QuickBooks? Well, my friend, you’re
right on both accounts. Networking is a little off-point, and this book is
about QuickBooks.
about QuickBooks.
However, I want to provide you with this quick overview of setting up your
network anyway. For one thing, in many small business settings, you’ll find it
extremely useful to set up a network. (A network is simply a group of com-
puters that are connected and that can communicate and share resources.)
For another thing, if you want to let more than one person work with the
QuickBooks data file, you can do so simply by setting up a network and then
installing QuickBooks on each computer.
network anyway. For one thing, in many small business settings, you’ll find it
extremely useful to set up a network. (A network is simply a group of com-
puters that are connected and that can communicate and share resources.)
For another thing, if you want to let more than one person work with the
QuickBooks data file, you can do so simply by setting up a network and then
installing QuickBooks on each computer.
Therefore, in this chapter, I explain how to set up a small Windows XP
network — just the kind that you may want to use in a business with a
handful of computer users working in the office. In Book VII, Chapter 2, I
explain how to administer a QuickBooks accounting system — including the
stuff that you need to do in order to have several different people working
on different computers on a network and with the same QuickBooks data.
network — just the kind that you may want to use in a business with a
handful of computer users working in the office. In Book VII, Chapter 2, I
explain how to administer a QuickBooks accounting system — including the
stuff that you need to do in order to have several different people working
on different computers on a network and with the same QuickBooks data.
Can I share an opinion? These days, a computer network in a business is not
just something that’s nice to have; it’s a necessity if you have more than one
computer. A network will save you time and, therefore, save you money. No
kidding.
just something that’s nice to have; it’s a necessity if you have more than one
computer. A network will save you time and, therefore, save you money. No
kidding.
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