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.Final tip: Keep an eye out for coupons (at sites such aswww.dailyedeals.com) that can offer discounts, rebates, and free shipping.A range of free, Internet-based web sites and services can help you stay on top of yourwireless LAN.Both professional sources, such as trade magazines, and user-basedresources, such as mailing lists, are available and can inform you of new equipment youshould know about, judge its effectiveness, and show you how to best put wirelessnetwork hardware to good use.[ Team LiB ] ABC Amber CHM Converter Trial version, http://www.thebeatlesforever.com/processtext/abcchm.html[ Team LiB ]Chapter 7.Step-by-Step Networking withWindows 98In this chapter." Make Sure Your Hardware is Recognized" Checking for TCP/IP" Naming Your Computer and Workgroup" Start File and Printer Sharing" Using Network Neighborhood" Share Internet Access WirelesslyYou say you ve got Windows 98 computers? Well, you re in luck, because in this chapter,we ll walk you through the standard setup for connecting a Windows 98 computer on awireless network.Windows 98 computers are quite easy to network.In addition, if you use Windows 95 orWindows Me, you should be able to follow these directions to set up those operatingsystems on your network.More recent versions of Windows, such as XP and 2000, are setby default to appear on the network.We look at setting up those operating systems forwireless networking in the next chapter.There is an important difference between Windows 95/98 and Windows Me.The morerecently introduced Me offers the Home Networking Wizard, which can handle some of thisoperation for you.In addition, Windows Me has "Network Places," a folder that shows youravailable network resources, whereas Windows 95 and 98 have "Network Neighborhood."You ll want to have your operating system CD-ROM handy, as you might be promptedafter making network settings to copy files from the CD to your hard drive.Ready? Let s get your systems up and running on your wireless network.You ll see howstep by step in this chapter, and how to avoid potential pitfalls.[ Team LiB ] ABC Amber CHM Converter Trial version, http://www.thebeatlesforever.com/processtext/abc[ Team LiB ] ABC Amber CHM Converter Trial version, http://www.thebeatlesforever.com/processtext/abcMake Sure Your Hardware Is RecognizedAfter plugging in your equipment, check in with the Device Manager to make sure it srecognized.From the Desktop, right-click My Computer and choose Properties (Figure 7.1).1.Figure 7.1.Open My Computer so you can access the DeviceManager.Click the Device Manager tab (Figure 7.2).2.Figure 7.2.Choose the Device Manager tab to bring it forward.From the list of devices, double-click the Network Adapters entry (or click the plus3.symbol next to Network Adapters in the list) (Figure 7.3).Figure 7.3.Double-click the Network Adapters entry. ABC Amber CHM Converter Trial version, http://www.thebeatlesforever.com/processtext/abcchm.html[ Team LiB ] ABC Amber CHM Converter Trial version, http://www.thebeatlesforever.com/processtext/abc[ Team LiB ] ABC Amber CHM Converter Trial version, http://www.thebeatlesforever.com/processtext/abcChecking for TCP/IPFirst, make sure that your computer has TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/InternetProtocol) installed, which will allow you to access the Internet and share files.TCP/IP, youmight remember from earlier in the book, is the common language spoken by allcomputers on the Internet.On your home network, TCP/IP can be used both to access theInternet and to transfer files and share printers.Okay, so let s see if you are ready to go with TCP/IP.Put your operating system CD-ROM in your CD drive (you might need some files off1.the disk, but Windows will handle that for you).From the desktop, right-click Network Neighborhood and then choose Properties (2.Figure 7.4).Figure 7.4.Open the Network Properties dialog box byright-clicking Network Neighborhood and choosing Properties.Look under the list that says "The following network components are installed:" You3.should see the network adapter you found in the Device Manager (from the checkwe made in the previous section).That means your network adapter is installed.But we need to make sure that TCP/IP is associated with your card (this issometimes called binding a protocol to your network adapter).Scroll down a bit further, and you should see "TCP/IP ->" before the name of yourwireless network adapter (Figure 7.5).If you see it, you re set and can go aheadand skip to the next section.If you don t see it, see the next step.Figure 7.5.Check to see if TCP/IP is bound to your wirelessnetwork adapter. 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