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Computer Browsing for SOHO Networks with Microsoft Windows

Brief Description
The Computer Browsing service collects, distributes, and services client requests for the computers in a workgroup or the set of workgroups that are displayed in My Network Places and Neighborhood.

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File Name:CompBrowsing.doc
Version:1.1
Date Published:1/4/2005
Language:English
Download Size:1.0 MB
Estimated Download Time: 3 min 56K

Overview

Computer browsing is the act of viewing and then connecting to computers and their shared resources using My Network Places or Network Neighborhood. To facilitate the display of computers and workgroups in My Network Places or Network Neighborhood, the Computer Browser service collects, distributes, and then services client computer requests. This article describes the operation of the Computer Browser service on a small office/home (SOHO) office network consisting of a single network segment and how to perform typical computer browsing operations on computers running Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98, and Windows NT® 4.0.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows XP
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