Chapter 8. Sharing Your Network
Things You'll Learn
Why sharing is important
How to share files, Internet connections, and printers
Keeping your private files private
Bringing in the neighbors
Now it is time to make your home network into something useful. The main reason for having a network is so that you can share things, which might include files such as digital images, a broadband Internet connection, or even a printer. A network is essentially useless if it isn't used for some type of sharing.
In this chapter, you learn how to safely share the resources of your home network. You'll see how to make files, connections, and printers available and how to restrict access when necessary.
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