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15-15Lesson 1 Configuring Local Area Network (LAN) Connections

When you have entered the information on each of the pages listed in Table 15-3, the

New Connection Wizard displays the Completing The New Connection Wizard page,

which displays a summary of the information you entered to create the connection. If

you want a shortcut to appear on your desktop, select the Add A Shortcut To The Con-

nection To My Desktop check box. Click Finish to create the connection.

Set Up An Advanced Connection

If you want to connect directly to another computer using a serial, parallel, or infrared

port or to set up this computer so that other computers can connect to it, select Set Up

An Advanced Connection on the Network Connection Type page (refer to Figure 15-7).

The New Connection Wizard displays the Advanced Connection Options page, which

offers two options:

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Accept Incoming Connections This option allows you to configure and

administer inbound connections on a computer running Windows XP Profes-

sional. For more information about this option, see Lesson 2, “Configuring Dial-Up

Connections,” later in this chapter.

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Connect Directly To Another Computer This option allows you to create a

direct cable connection to another computer. If you select this option and click

Next, you must provide the information in Table 15-4.

Table 15-4 Connect Directly To Another ComputerNew Connection Wizard Page Description

Host Or Guest Select Host if your computer contains information that other comput-

ers will access; select Guest if your computer will be accessing infor-

mation on a computer configured as a host.

Connection

Select the device you want to use to make this connection. Possible

choices include Direct Parallel (LPT1), Communications Port (COM1),

Device

and Communications Port (COM2).

User Permissions Select the users who can connect to this computer.

When you have entered the information on each of the pages listed in Table 15-4, the

which displays a summary of the information you entered to create the connection.

If you want a shortcut to appear on your desktop, select the Add A Shortcut To The

Connection To My Desktop check box. Click Finish to create the connection.

Practice: Configuring a LAN Connection

In this practice, you use the New Connection Wizard to configure an outbound con-

nection to a private network.