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Configuring Your Host Computer
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3. Click Checklist for Creating a Network to display a help page summa-
rizing the steps in network planning that I discuss earlier in this chap-
ter, or click Next.
The Select Connection Method screen appears (see Figure 1-1).
4. Select This Computer Connects Directly to the Internet, and then
click Next.
The Select Your Internet Connection screen appears.
5. Select the connection that you want to use when you connect to the
Internet (modem, local area connection, and so on) and click Next.
The dialog box lists connections that are already set up, so what you see
here will make sense to you when you do this.
6. In the Give This Computer a Description and Name screen (see
Figure 1-2), enter a short text description for the computer in the
Computer Description field and then click Next.
The Name Your Network screen appears.
(The Computer Name box holds the name that you gave to this com-
puter when you installed Windows XP. It’s best to retain this name.)
7. Enter a Workgroup name, and then click Next.
The Ready to Apply Network Settings screen appears, as shown in
Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-1:
Selecting an
Internet
connection.
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