Windows XP in a Nutshell

Name

Network Connections — \windows\system\ncpa.cpl

Synopsis

Manage connections to varying network resources.

To Launch

Control Panel → [Network and Internet Connections] → Network Connections

Start → Settings → Network Connections^[11]

Right-click the My Network Places icon → Properties

Command Prompt → ncpa.cpl

Command Prompt → control netconnections

Description

The Network Connections folder is used to connect your computer to the Internet, to another computer on a local area network, and to many other types of network resources (see Figure 4-58). See Chapter 7 for a comprehensive discussion of the Network Connections window and the networking features built into Windows XP.

Figure 4-58. The Network Connections window allows you to connect your computer to a local network or to the Internet

^[11] This only appears when you’re using the Classic Start menu, and then only sometimes.