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Chapter 11—Networking
Enter the username and password required to make the connection
to an NT 4 or a Windows 2000 host. If you are connecting to a
Windows 9x/Me Direct Cable Connection host instead, you can use
any username you want, but enter a password only if the shared
resource is using a password for security. After you are connected,
you can use the Dial-Up Networking Monitor to check your connection
status and speed.
Setting Up and Using Windows 2000 Direct Parallel and
Direct Serial Connections
In Windows 2000, you use the same Network Connection Wizard
used for other types of network connections to make the link. Most
of the network setup work is already done if you also use modem
or LAN networking with the computer. Before you start, ensure that
the NetBEUI protocol has been installed. Open the Networks icon
in the Control Panel, select your current network connection, and
view its properties.
To create a connection, click Start, Settings, Network and Dial-Up
Connections. Open Make New Connection to start the wizard. If
you are prompted for telephone information (area code and outside
dialing code), fill in the information before continuing. If you
don’t fill this in, your connection options are limited.
To set up DCC, click Next on the first screen and then select
Connect Directly to Another Computer. On the next screen, select
Host or Guest. Then, on the following screen, select the parallel or
serial port you want to use (parallel is recommended).
Next, select the user you are granting access to from the list of
authorized users. If the user you want to grant access to isn’t listed,
add him with the Users option in the Control Panel. Click Next
and then Finish to complete the connection setup process. The system
waits for you to make the connection.
Windows 9x, Me, NT 4, and 2000 systems can use their versions of
DCC to connect to each other as either guest or host.
Using DCC
After a connection has been established, you can use the drive letters
or folders representing the host system just as though they
were local resources. You can copy files back and forth using any
standard file management tool, such as the DOS COPY command
or Windows Explorer. The only difference is that file transfers will,
of course, be slower than local hard drive operations.