Peer to Peer Networking need help...

I'm pretty tech savvy, but don't know much about the networking aspect. I looked at the
topic in Help and Support, which is scant on information. In a small office I want to
network three PCs. From Help and Support I surmised that I need Peer to Peer Networking
for file sharing, and peripheral sharing on the three systems. All three systems already
have LAN cards. I then went to the Belkin site and did a wizard there, which said that I
needed 3 high performance UTP patch cables and a 5 port network switch. Once I have the
hardware, is there a web site that has a walkthrough of the Windows XP settings for Peer
to Peer Networking? And, is Peer to Peer Networking actually what I want to share files
and peripherals?
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T.C.

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Peer to peer is what you want. If you are expecting to access the internet
from any or all of these computers, a router makes more sense than a switch.
Any utp cables of the appropriate length will be suitable if you are not
expecting to exceed 100 meg support. One site with more information;
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
Terry

"t.cruise" wrote in message
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I'm pretty tech savvy, but don't know much about the networking aspect. I
looked at the
topic in Help and Support, which is scant on information. In a small
office I want to
network three PCs. From Help and Support I surmised that I need Peer to
Peer Networking
for file sharing, and peripheral sharing on the three systems. All three
systems already
have LAN cards. I then went to the Belkin site and did a wizard there,
which said that I
needed 3 high performance UTP patch cables and a 5 port network switch.
Once I have the
hardware, is there a web site that has a walkthrough of the Windows XP
settings for Peer
to Peer Networking? And, is Peer to Peer Networking actually what I want
to share files
and peripherals?
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T.C.

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Thank you for the link.
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"tc" wrote in message ...
Peer to peer is what you want. If you are expecting to access the internet
from any or all of these computers, a router makes more sense than a switch.
Any utp cables of the appropriate length will be suitable if you are not
expecting to exceed 100 meg support. One site with more information;
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
Terry

"t.cruise" wrote in message
...
I'm pretty tech savvy, but don't know much about the networking aspect. I
looked at the
topic in Help and Support, which is scant on information. In a small
office I want to
network three PCs. From Help and Support I surmised that I need Peer to
Peer Networking
for file sharing, and peripheral sharing on the three systems. All three
systems already
have LAN cards. I then went to the Belkin site and did a wizard there,
which said that I
needed 3 high performance UTP patch cables and a 5 port network switch.
Once I have the
hardware, is there a web site that has a walkthrough of the Windows XP
settings for Peer
to Peer Networking? And, is Peer to Peer Networking actually what I want
to share files
and peripherals?
--

T.C.

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