ÿþ<HTML> <LINK REL=StyleSheet HREF="../../shrd/style.css" TYPE="text/css"> <HEAD> <TITLE>About Microsoft Networking</TITLE> <META HTTP-EQUIV="content-type" CONTENT="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"><META NAME="DP" CONTENT="1.9/3.1.1"><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="networking, network neighborhood, network places, Karma, DAVE"> </HEAD> <P> <H1>About Microsoft Networking</H1> <P>Virtual PC allows you to access Windows domains, workgroups, and peer-to-peer file sharing exactly as you would from your host PC. <H2>Peer-to-peer file sharing</H2> <P>There are two ways to access peer-to-peer file sharing: <UL> <LI><B>PCs on a network<BR> </B>A Windows <A HREF="../../shrd/pgs/hostguest.htm">guest</A> PC may access a Windows PC external to the host PC as long as the host PC is connected to the network containing the external PC.<BR> <LI><B>Guest PCs on the host PC<BR> </B>One Windows guest PC may access another Windows guest PC on the same host PC as long as the two guest PCs are both using the Virtual Switch.</P> <P>See: <A HREF="vpc6UniqueIP.htm" >Setting up the Virtual Switch</A><BR> </UL> <P><B>To access the other Windows PC:</B> <OL CLASS=STEP> <LI>Select Settings from the Windows Start bar. <LI>Select Control Panel. <LI>Double-click on the Network icon. <LI>Click on the Identification tab. <LI>Enter a Computer name, your Workgroup name, and a computer description (optional). <LI>Click OK. <LI>Click Yes to restart. </OL> <H2>Windows domains and workgroups</H2> <P>For help in accessing Windows domains and workgroups, consult the PC operating system manual or your network administrator. </P> <CET_ADSENSEF> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5291624188982543"; /* 728x90, A>740=> 04.02.08 */ google_ad_slot = "9704471239"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </CET_ADSENSEF> <CET_FOOTER> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#0099FF"><div align="right" class="style1"> <div align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF">You are reading help file online using chmlib.com</font></div> </div></td> </tr> </table> <hr align="left" width="650"><BR> If you want your help file to be removed or added please send e-mail to chmlibcom@gmail.com </CET_FOOTER> </BODY> </HTML>