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A simple and straightforward approach to building and maintaining a home or small business network, of mixed XP and Win7 computers. Explains how to set up the network, how to secure it, how to use the network to turn on or turn off network computers. Filled with screen shots to explain sharing files and printers and how to find stuff on the network.Also includes an extensive section describing how to connect a Windows network to a computer running Ubuntu 12.04. This section shows how to access files from the Ubuntu machine on a Windows computer and vice versa, complete with screen shots to illustrate the steps necessary.