Network Clients

You'll also need to install Microsoft Networking so the systems participating on the LAN can communicate through the TCP/IP and IPX protocols. Access Network Properties, select "Add," "Client."

Select "Microsoft," and "Client for Microsoft Networks."

Share and Share Alike

If you want to be able to share resources with the other computers on the net such as trading files and programs or sharing printers, you'll need to enable Microsoft File and Print Sharing.

Click the add button in the Network window. Select service at the bottom of the list.

Click add.

That will open the "Select Network Service" window. Select "Microsoft" on the left, and then select "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" on the right. Click OK.

There should be a new "File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks" line at the bottom of the installed network components list.