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22 Microsoft Broadband Networking PCI Adapter User’s Guide
To log off and log back on to your network
1. Click Start.
2. Click Log Off. (Or, in Microsoft Windows 2000, click Shut Down,
make sure “Log Off” appears on the menu, and then click OK.)
3. Log on to your network.
After you log on to your network, you can perform certain network
functions, such as opening shared files from Windows Explorer.
Perform Common Networking Tasks
The information in this section will help you get started with the
following tasks:
O Allowing access to an Internet connection
O Allowing access to files and folders
O Allowing access to printers
O Sharing other peripheral devices
O Reading e-mail messages on your network
O Playing games on your network and on the Internet
Allowing Access to an Internet Connection
If you have a gateway or router on your network and a connection
to the Internet through a DSL or cable modem, the other
computers on your network can share that Internet connection by
using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).
The procedure for accessing the Internet is the same whether your
Internet connection is shared through a base station (gateway or
router) or through ICS in Windows XP. In either case, each
computer on the network needs to have a Web browser, such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer.
About Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Internet Connection Sharing is a feature found in Windows 98 SE,
Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP that allows
computers on a network to access the Internet through a single
connection. If you use a Windows–based computer as your Internet
access point (or ICS host), that computer must be turned on and
you must be logged on to it for the other computers in your network
to connect to the Internet.
For more information, look up “Internet Connection Sharing” in
Windows Help.
The procedure for accessing the Internet is the same whether your
Internet connection is shared through a Base Station or through
Internet Connection Sharing in Windows.
Important
Before you proceed, check
with your Internet service
provider about its policy
regarding Internet sharing.
Note
For help using the file- and
printer-sharing options in
Windows XP, click Start, click
Help and Support, and then
type “ICS” in the Search box.