Chapter 2: Using Your Network

In This Chapter

arrow.png Finding out what you can do with your network

arrow.png Sharing your files and printers with other Macs

arrow.png Sharing your files with Windows computers

arrow.png Accessing files on Windows computers

arrow.png Configuring the built-in firewall

arrow.png Remote-controlling your Mac from afar

Here’s one of those incredibly complex concepts that you always find in these computer books: After you have your network all set up and ready to go, you can do all kinds of really cool things with it. (Highly technical.) You can use your network to share files, share printers, remotely control your Mac, or even play multiuser games against other friends. To keep your files safe from unwanted snoops, you can configure the OS X built-in firewall. In this chapter, I cover the basics of file sharing, sharing printers, and using the firewall to protect yourself from intruders.

It’s All about (File) Sharing ...

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