Chapter 21. Advanced Windows Networking

Working in a Domain-Based Network

Connecting to Another Computer with Remote Desktop

Connecting Remotely with Windows Live Mesh

Connecting Remotely to a Windows Home Server Network

Using a Virtual Private Network for Remote Access

Bridging Two Networks

FOR most users of Windows at home or in a small office, HomeGroup and the other networking methods and procedures described in the preceding chapters provide all the needed connectivity. In these environments, accessing shared files, media, and printers throughout a local area network is easily achieved.

But there’s much more to networking, various facets of which are the subject of many volumes larger than this tome. In this chapter, we touch upon a few of these ...

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