MSI K7T Turbo LE (6330
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1.2. Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function USB PC to PC Networking Function USB PC to PC is the best solution for providing the easiest network connection service to you By connecting multiple PCs through USB PC to PC port you can build up a local area network without any network adapter We give this Ethernet emulation environment a name USB PC to PC USB PC to PC supports TCP IP NetBEUI and IPX protocols These features make your PCs able to share their resources such as files or printers to each other Furthermore USB PC to PC also gives you the ability of connecting to your existing Home or Office LAN for network resource or Internet sharing The section includes the following topics Installing GeneLink LAN Driver A 2 Using USB PC to PC Networking Function A 4 A l Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function Installing GeneLink LAN Driver Before you use the function you need to install the GeneLink LAN Driver to all PCs connected via USB PC to PC cables Step 1 Installing driver Insert the driver CD and click USB PC to PC button to install the driver The welcome dialog box appears and click Next gt button Choose the destination folder and click Next gt button Select components that you want to install and then click Next gt button GeneLink LAN Driver is used only for those PCs connected via USB PC to PC port so that resources are shared between these PCs GeneLink Software R
3. B PC to PC to internet through another computer with a modem installed The function is available in Windows 98SE and ME Phone Line PC with modem USB PC to PC cable Your PC with USB Internet installed PC to PC function To access internet through another computer with modem you need to setup Internet Connection Sharing on all computers connected via USB PC to PC cables Instructions are as follows a Go to Control Panel b Double click Add Remove Programs and the Add Remove Programs Properties window appears c Select Windows Setup tag and double click Add Remove Programs Properties kd x Install Uninstall Windows Setup Startup Disk To add or remove a component select or clear the check box If the check box is shaded only part of the component will be installed To see what s included in a component click Details Components M fe Accessibility v Accessories 6 3 MB M Address Book 1 7 MB Communications 5 2 MB RY Desktop Themes 0 0 MB wl Space used by installed components 42 0 MB Space required 0 0 MB Space available on disk 4368 6 MB Description Includes accessories to help you connect to other computers and online services 4 of 10 components selected Details Cancel Epply A 10 Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function Communications The Communications window a
4. You must define which computer should install GeneLink Software Router b The computer which has installed GeneLink Software Router should have already been connected to internet c All clients which would like to access Internet resources through USB cable should have installed GeneLink driver Now we need to make some network configurations on the Desktop Notebook which connect to GeneLink Software Router to make your Internet access possible maybe you need to consult you Network Adminis trator for doing that a If your existing home office network is NOT using DHCP to assign client s IP address your need to Move your mouse pointer on Network Neighborhood icon and right click on it You ll see a pop up menu Ab Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function Click on Properties you ll see another menu Bj eer Hawai Leger Choose TCP IP in Configuration tag and then press Proper ties button You ll see TCP IP Properties menu 1342 168 1 7I 255 255 255 0 A 7 Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function Now you need to navigate between IP Address Gateway and DNS Configuration tags to specify IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS Server If you don t know their values pleases consult your Network Administrator Press OK button to go back to Network pop up menu Choose Identification tag Specify a
5. ce and select GeneLink Network Adapter from the pull down menu Click Next Home Networking Wizard Internet Connection 4 computer can access the Internet directly or use the shared connection of another computer Note For the computer with a modem installed you need to select My Connection instead of GeneLink Network Adapter on the step and after finishing installation of My Connection select GeneLink Network Adapter when the above window returns A 12 Appendix A g h i USB PC to PC Networking Function Continue to click Next Click Finish Home Networking Wizard Completing the Home Networking wizard The Home Networking wizard is ready to make any changes you specified If you created or used a Home Networking wizard Setup disk remove the disk from the floppy drive If you need help using your home network see Windows Me Help and Support Click Start click Help click Home Networking and then click Using Home Networking To close this wizard click Finish If you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes Restart the computer Note In Windows 98SE you can access internet through the shared connection of another computer but it is unable for you to control the remote modem However in Windows ME you are allowed to dial the remote modem of another computer using the dialing program built in Windows ME A 13
6. n unique name for your computer if it doesn t have and fill in the name of your workgroup If you are not sure what s the name of your compu ter or Workgroup please consult your Network Administrator Press OK to complete your network configuration Restart your computer and you ll be ready to connect to Internet b If your existing HOME OFFICE network is using DHCP to assign client s IP address your Network Sever will configure your network configuration automatically So you can skip those procedures described in the previous session AS Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function SPECIAL NOTICE for those users who have already installed Network Adapter in their system If you ve already configured your IPX SPX and Client for Netware Networks before installing GeneLink driver we strongly recommend that you should also install Software Router when you install GeneLink driver into your system If you decide not to install Software Router then the OS will not allow two IPX SPX configurations co exist in the same system This will cause GeneLink Driver Install Program overwrite your original IPX SPX configuration and make your original network configuration malfunction A9 Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function Connecting to internet through USB PC to PC amp another PC with modem If there is no existing Office Home LAN and your computer does not have a modem you still can connect US
7. outer allows your PC to connect to another existing Home Office LAN for network resource or Internet sharing The Setup Program will install all necessary components automatically Setup completes Then select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click FInish button to reboot your computer for updating your driver configuration j AVN nun After you complete the installation procedures you ll find Setup Program has installed GeneLink network driver in your computer It binds TCP IP NetBEUI and IPX protocols to GeneLink device Step 2 Connect your PCs via the USB PC to PC cable Step 3 Network Login When you restart your computer you will be prompted for a user name and password to login your network Please enter an unique name for your PC Step 4 Sharing your resources and Connecting to Internet You need to manually share your resources files folders drives and printers to make them accessible for other computers For Internet accessing you must define which computer That has already been con nected to Internet should install GeneLink Software Router And all A 2 Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function clients accessing Internet resources through GeneLink USB port should have installed GeneLink LAN driver Notice 1 You should use the same network protocol TCP IP NetBEUI or IPX for connecting GeneLink LAN to existing Home Office LAN 2 If you
8. port you need to install GeneLink Software Router in addition to GeneLink LAN driver GeneLink Software Router is respon sible for handling all network packets between USB PC to PC and your Home Office LAN So only the computer that is physically connected to both LANs needs to install GeneLink Software Router i e this computer should install both GeneLink LAN and one network adapter for Home Office LAN For those computers on USB PC to PC you only need to follow installation procedures on the manual to install GeneLink LAN driver The following procedures will show you how to install drivers to the computer that will link both PC and your existing Home Office LAN Notice If you want to connect your GeneLink LAN to your existing Home Office LAN you should use the same protocol for the two LANs For example if your Home Office LAN uses TCP IP protocol you should also use TCP IP protocol for your GeneLink LAN Otherwise these two LANs cannot communicate to each other The Setup Program installs TCP IP NetBEUI and IPX protocols for GeneLink LAN by default If your Home Office LAN uses other protocol please install the same protocol for those computers within GeneLink LAN AS Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function Connecting to Internet through USB PC to PC amp Office Home LAN If you would like to access Internet resources through USB PC to PC here are some things you should notice a
9. ppears d Check Internet Connection Sharing and click OK Communications Eg To install a component select the check box next to the component name or clear the check box if you do not want to install it A shaded box means that only part of the component will be installed To see what s included in a component click Details Components Dial Up Server or Direct Cable Connection 0 0 MB a SE HyperTerminal 0 0 MB Internet Connection Sharing 0 0 MB Space used by installed components 42 0 MB Space required 0 0 MB Space available on disk 4360 5 MB Description Allow multiple computers to share a single Internet connection Details emm e The Home Networking Wizard starts Click Next Home Networking Wizard Welcome to the Home Networking Wizard This wizard guides you through setting up Home Networking which you can use to share resources such as files printers and an Internet connection among the computers in your home Your network hardware such as the devices and cables that enable your computers to communicate should be installed and set up correctly before you run this wizard For help setting up your network hardware see Using Home Networking in Windows Me Help To continue click Next j Cancel A 11 Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function f Click Adirect connection to my ISP using the following devi
10. ve already configured your IPX SPX and Client for Netware Networks before installing GeneLink driver we strongly recommend that you should also install Software Router while installing GeneLink driver into your system A3 Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function Using USB PC to PC Networking Function How to share your files folders drives and printers a Goto the file folder drive or printer that you want to share b Right click your mouse pointer on the resource you want to share you ll see a POP UP Menu c Select Sharing and you ll see another POP UP Menu A4 Appendix A USB PC to PC Networking Function In Sharing tag select Share As e Enter a name to help others recognize your sharing file or device optional f Select Access Type If you select Depend on Password your need to assign an access password for this device g Click OK button How to check if you have already shared your resources Go to the resource and check if Windows had added a hand on its icon or not If yes it means you ve successfully shared your resource and others can access it through USB PC to PC if not you need to repeat the steps described in How to share your files folders drives and printers to complete your sharing processes Connecting to your existing Home or Office LAN To connect your USB PC to PC to another existing Home of Office LAN via USB PC to PC
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