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Information for your Wireless Internet
There is a lot of setup information on your computer that goes along with connecting to a wireless Internet network. Your computer stores all of this information in a file in the Network and Sharing Center. The average user will never need to refer back to the information stored in this file, as it is really only used by your operating system during times of Internet connectivity. You can, however, view this information at any time if you so choose.
Instructions.
Open the Microsoft Windows Control Panel by clicking on its icon in your “Start” menu.
Open the icon that is labelled “Network and Sharing Centre.”
Enter into your network connections settings’ page by clicking on the “Change Adapter Settings” link in this window on screen.
Right-click on the icon in the window on screen that reads “Wireless Network Connection.” This is the icon on your computer that represents the wireless Internet connection you use to connect to the Web.
Click “Properties.” This will display the setup information for that particular wireless Internet connection on your computer
Access Information on Another Computer
Networking your computers provides you with a platform to share files and information. You can network two computers or thousands of machines together. For small networks, a Windows workgroup allows you to share information in your home or small office. To move the information from one machine to another, a mapped network drive is created. This allows you to read, edit and save information similar to working with files on your local, physical hard drive
Follow these steps
Right-click “My Network Places” on your desktop. If you have Windows Vista or 7, the icon is labeled “Network.” Select “Map Network Drive” from the menu.
Enter a location for the remote computer drive. Enter “\\computer_name\c$” into the text box if you want to access information from another computer’s “C” drive, for instance. Replace “computer_name” with the name of the computer. The “C” drive always has a dollar sign suffix.
Click “Finish.” The network drive is mapped to your machine. Double-click “My Computer” on your machine’s desktop to verify it is complete and to start downloading files from the remote machine. If you have Vista or Windows 7, the icon is labeled “Computer.”
Double-click the new mapped drive. The mapped drive has a letter next to it, and it displays the location of the remote machine’s folder. You can now download files from the mapped drive to the local “C” drive and also double-click files to edit and read them from the remote machine.
