Sony PCG-R505GCP - Manual (Page 38)

Connecting VAIO computers
When you connect two VAIO computers, you can use one computer to edit, copy, or delete files on the other computer. You
can also print from a printer attached to either computer.
To connect VAIO computers
1. Plug one end of the i.LINK cable into the i.LINK port on each computer.
2. Click Start on the Windows ® taskbar, and click Control Panel.
3. Click Network and Internet Connections, and click Set up or change your home or small office network. The
Network Setup Wizard appears.
The Network Setup Wizard window
4. Follow the on-screen Network Setup Wizard instructions.
5. When you are prompted, type in a unique computer name for each computer. You will use this unique name to
differentiate the two computers once they are networked together.
The Workgroup name should remain the same for the two networked computers.
6. When you finish the Network Setup Wizard on-screen instructions, click Start on the Windows ® taskbar and
click My Computer.
7. Click My Network Places in the Other Places menu. The My Network Places window appears.
8. Click View workgroup computers in the Network Tasks menu. The computers that are networked under the
same workgroup name are displayed in this window.
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