Being a Good Network Neighbor

If your workgroup is to function effectively, all the members of the workgroup must be good network neighbors. You can implement this simple concept by considering what resources are available on your computer and designating those resources as shared if other members of your workgroup need access to them.

See "Sharing CD-ROMs and Other Removable Drives."

If yours is the only CD-ROM drive in the workgroup, for example, make it available for other members to use.

You also need to consider the continuity of shared resources. If you have the only CD-ROM drive or the only color printer and other users are connected to those resources, consider the effect on the rest of your workgroup if you turn off your computer without ...

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