Specifications

Using a Network Connection to Wake Up a
Sleeping Computer
.............................................................539
Disabling a Network Connection
.............................................541
Managing Wireless Network Connections
.........................................542
Opening the Manage Wireless Networks Window
......................542
Creating an Ad Hoc Wireless Network
......................................543
Working with Wireless Connection Properties
...........................545
Renaming Wireless Connections
.............................................548
Reordering Wireless Connections
............................................548
Creating User-Specific Wireless Connections
.............................549
Removing Wireless Connections
.............................................551
26 Accessing and Using Your Network 553
Accessing Shared Network Resources
................................................554
Viewing a Computer’s Shared Resources
...................................554
Working with Network Addresses
............................................556
Mapping a Network Folder to a Local Drive Letter
..............................558
Creating the Mapped Network Folder
.......................................559
Mapping Folders at the Command Line
....................................561
Disconnecting a Mapped Network Folder
..................................561
Creating a Network Location for a Remote Folder
..............................562
Accessing a Shared Printer
..............................................................563
Sharing Resources with the Network
................................................565
Setting Sharing Options
.........................................................566
Creating User Accounts for Sharing
.........................................567
Monitoring Your Shared Resources
...........................................568
Working with Network Files Offline
.................................................571
Activating the Offline Files Feature
..........................................572
Making a File or Folder Available for Offline Use
........................572
Changing the Amount of Disk Space Used by Offline Files
..........574
Prohibiting a Network Folder from Being
Made Available Offline
........................................................575
Encrypting Offline Files
.........................................................577
Working with Network Files While You're Offline
.......................577
Synchronizing Your Offline Files
.............................................579
Dealing with Synchronization Conflicts
...................................582
27 Making Remote Network Connections 585
Setting Up the Remote Computer as a Host
......................................586
Windows Versions That Can Act as Hosts
.................................586
Setting Up User Accounts on the Host
......................................586
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