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Full Command to Configure Windows 2008 Server Core Editions

2012-06-25T10:33:00.001-07:00

I was configuring lots of server core lately, and i found some very useful and regular commands

Change Computer Name;
First to know your old computer name use the hostname command.
- netdom renamecomputer <EnterOldComputerName> /newname <EnterNewName>

Change Your Interface ID;
You can use this command to change you Network interface ID
-netsh interface set interface name="Old Name" newname="New Name"

Configure Static IP Address;
You can use this command to give your computer and ip address
-netsh interface ipv4 set address name"InterfaceID" source=static address=<GiveStaticIPAddress> mask=<GiveSubnetMask> gateway=<GiveDefaultGateway>

Configure DNS;
Use this command to set the dns server. "Index=1" means we are making it our preferred dns server, while index=2 means alternative dns server.
-netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name"<InterfaceID>" address=<GiveDNSIP> index=1

Join Computer to Domain;
Use this command to join your computer to your domain where you have Active Directory installed.
-netdom join <EnterComputerName> /domain:<DomainName> /userd:<AdminUsername> /passwordd:<AdminPassword>

To Activate Server via KMS Server;
Use this command to activate you server
slmgr -ipk"XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
slmgr -skms <EnterKMSserver>: 1688
slmgr -ato
slmgr -ato #Yes twice

How to Disable Firewall;
Use this command to disable your firewall
-netsh advfirewall set all profiles state off

Hoe to Enable Remote Desktop;
You can enable your remote desktop by using this command
-netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote desktop" new enable=yes

How to Allow Remote Administration;
You can use the following command to allow remote administration
-netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote administration" new enable=yes

I hope it helps. you can follow me on twitter here @wizVinay

You can get more info here
Server Core Installation Option of Windows Server 2008 Step-By-Step Guide:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753802.aspx#bkmk_managingservercore

How to Pimp Your Windows XP Desktop to Look Like a Cool Mac Desktop

2011-12-31T09:02:00.001-08:00

Steps

Remove all unused shortcuts and icons. Right click the desktop and go to "Arrange icons by" and uncheck "Show desktop icons". You should now have a completely clean desktop. Don’t be afraid. You can still access the My Computer, My Documents, and Recycle Bin from Windows Explorer.
Install RKLauncher. RKLauncher (also called RKDock) is a free Windows version of the animated Mac taskbar, or "dock". You can download it here. RKLauncher comes with a pretty cool theme. If you want to make your dock look exactly like a Mac though, try RealDock for RKLaucher, a great clone of the Mac Dock appearance. RKLauncher's official build hasn’t been updated lately, so if you would like something more up-to-date, grab a nightly build from Aqua-Soft. The farther down you go, the newer the build. Another good dock program is ObjectDock by Stardock, you can skin it to be anything you want and it does the animations and everything.
Hide the taskbar. It doesn't make sense to have both RKDock and the Windows taskbar (unless you rely on the notification area a lot). Right click a blank space in RKDock, go to the settings tab, select behavior then on the box with check marks select “Hide the Windows Taskbar”, and hit OK. This makes the taskbar disappear. You can also just move the taskbar to the front of the screen.
Add Widgets. Widgets are desktop toys to entertain and to inform. Think of them like things you’d put on a real desk: a picture frame, a newspaper to a dancing hula girl! But they’re on your PC desktop, not your real desk. You’ll get it once you see it. They could be a fun addition to your boring computer. Download free widgets from the Yahoo! Widgets page. You'll download a widget machine called Yahoo! Widget Engine, which comes with widgets like a picture frame, analog clock, calendar, and weather display. You can get more widgets like RSS news feeds and a dancing hula girl from the widgets gallery. Yahoo! has also released an engine that can help you make your own widgets and is available here. Kludget Engine is also an option for running widgets. It allows you to run Apple's Dashboard widgets on Windows and Linux. It is free and open sourced. Available here
Get Safari for Windows Just get the new Safari 5, for Windows here, or get Firefox here.
Change your wallpaper to look like Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard. Or you can get a high resolution wallpaper here which won't make your computer mimic a mac desktop but will add a sense of style and a unique touch.
Install Expose from docs.kr. With this program (screen shot shows the 'Windows Vista Flip' move) you can set your Windows to spread out at the stroke of a key! A free download!
Get cdEjectLoad. This small application lets you eject or insert the cd/dvd tray with a push of a key, similar to the Mac feature (which uses the special Eject key of a Mac keyboard). It even has the same visual feedback as the Mac.
Move your buttons. ShellWM is a “titlebar-only” shell replacer. It lets you have the maximize, minimize and close buttons on the left for free. You'll want to download this theme.
Change your mouse pointers. For the full effect, download a new set of mouse pointers. Save these to your computer (preferably in C:\WINDOWS\Cursors). It may be a good idea to make a folder within this for easier setup.) To setup these cursors, choose Mouse from the Control Panel, click the Pointers tab, and set your new pointers appropriately. For a the best OS pointer, use FLyakiteOS. If you don't feel like changing cursors manually, you can install them all with a simple Mac OS X Mouse Cursors Installer
Get KeyVolume: Adjust Volume with Visual Cue Quickly (Shortcuts) Try the app KeyVolume. This will allow you to adjust your volume with keyboard shortcuts. This app makes volume adjustments look just like on a Mac. If you don't have a keyboard with volume controls you should give it a try. The latest version lets you customize the hotkeys.
Keep trying, tweaking and playing. Try customizing all of the applications you downloaded.

If RKLauncher doesn’t work well, an alternative to try is RocketDock. Rocketdock is updated more often, and has more themes to choose from.
You can also use the Mac OS X Install DVD
- If you have a recent Mac OS X Install DVD (2005 and newer) that uses an x86 architecture, you can install OS X directly on your computer using InsanelyMac, which will circumvent the hardware detection used by the OS X install disc.
- If you have an older Mac OS X Install DVD (2004 and older) that uses a PowerPC architecture, you can emulate PowerPC's architecture using PearPC. PearPC is a tool which will allow you to run Mac OS X in an x86 environment, without putting in any effort. The emulation method is much slower than the method using InsanelyMac above.
- Do not resort to using OS X unless you are aware of the legal action Apple can take if they know you are using that software.
Since installing Mac OS X on a PC is illegal, you could also try installing Linux (Ubuntu Linux is the most popular Linux out there) on your PC. Since Linux is fully customizable you can use this guide to make it look like OS X.
For the simplest way, install this patch. It lets you access Windows XPs built in skinner. Then go to customize.org and download all the Window’s themes you want. This is a great Mac OS X style theme.
If you have enough money, an easier way would always be just to buy your own Mac, of course.
- If you want to bootscreen, sound scheme and whatever, you should try flyakite OS X.

Note

Widgets could make your computer run slowly.
Beware of legal issues with installing Mac OS X onto a computer for which is not licensed. Though it is not illegal, it is breaking the EULA.
Some Mac OSX themes may be spyware or malware. Use caution when downloading.

How to Use Windows Recovery Console from XP CD

2011-12-28T04:53:00.000-08:00

If you've experienced a blue screen on a reboot, chances are something got corrupted on your HDD, or your HDD went bad. If the former, read on, if the latter the following won't help... you'll need to contact a data recovery service.

Steps

You've probably got in your hands some recovery/restore CD's from your PC vendor. BEWARE. For example, Fujitsu laptop CD's are only used to restore the HDD to its original factory state! Fuji will not give you a XP CD to 'recover' the hard disk, only to 'restore' it. Nice huh?
Go out and purchase a Windows XP retail CD package. Well, yes, it's expensive, but better than having to use the OEM's restore CD and lose all your data.
- IMPORTANT: if you've got Windows XP SP2 installed, you CANNOT use a Windows XP SP1 CD. The recovery console from the SP1 CD will not accept even the correct admin password when run on a Windows XP SP2 HDD. You must run the recovery console from a modern SP2 CD, then you'll be able to correctly login to your Windows XP install on the HDD.
Pop in the Windows XP CD, reboot, making sure to select boot from the CD option. On some PC's you'll have to hit DEL on reboot to enter the BIOS and select boot from CD ROM. Other PCs you hit F12 while booting up.
WIndows XP will start to load. Eventually you will be prompted to select between Setup Windows and Repair Windows. Hit 'R' for Repair Windows. The RC (Recovery Console) will look for existing Windows XP installs to repair. Usually you have just the one, listed by the RC after it has scanned your disk, so type '1'. If the RC doesn't find any Windows Installs...you're in trouble. Note: Windows RC can find a Windows install when Windows Setup can NOT find one, so the RC seems more low level and reliable.
Usually your admin password is blank, so just hit a return when prompted for a password.
Type 'help' for the commands that the RC can run. You won't be able to access any folder other than C:\Windows and C:\ top level. The next two steps are probably only safe if you have a single partition on the whole disk.
Try 'fixboot'. This re-writes the boot record.
Try 'fixmbr'; again, this may damage a partition table that it doesn't understand, so be wary of taking this step... you may want to use this as a last resort and only if you have a single partition on the disk.
Run CHKDSK /P C:
If you get errors still, rerun or also do a CHKDSK /R C:.
If the CHKDSK finally succeeds without errors, then you should be able to exit from the RC and reboot OK.
Run CMD
TYPE "HELP" to view the commands.
choose from the list displayed.

How to Recover a Forgotten Windows XP Password

2011-12-28T04:51:00.000-08:00

Forgot your password? There are ways to get into your XP account.

Steps

Method 1.

Log in with any valid account.
Bring up the command prompt.
Type: net user
You get a list of accounts
Type: net user Administrator *
- Type: net user (any account on that list) *
It prompts for a password. Enter one, then enter it again when prompted to confirm.
Log on as 'Administrator' with your new password.
Edit: Please note that this might not work on a LIMITED account.

Method 2.

Restart the machine and start pressing F8 immediately.
Boot into 'Safe Mode' (it has a default administrator account).
Go to control panel --> User Accounts
Change the password of the account you want.

Method 3.

Boot the machine with a recent version of Linux that runs off CD.
Mount the Windows drive (or volume with 'Documents and Settings' in it
Access whatever files and folders you need to.

Method 4.

Use a Windows 2000 recovery CD to boot the machine
Start the 'Windows Recovery Console'
Access anything you like
Add a user with 'Administrator' privileges
Even change the Administrator password

Method 5.

Boot off your XP disk.
Start an installation and 'Repair' your windows installation.
When the progress bar says 'Installing Devices', press Shift-F10 to get a command window
Type NUSRMGR.CPL to get the User Accounts control panel and change what you like.

Method 6.

Pull the hard drive from the machine
Install it in a drive enclosure
- OR plug it into another machine's IDE/SATA/SCSI/(whatever it is) port and give it power
Boot up with that second machine's normal boot drive as 'Administrator' and access or change permissions on any files on the drive you like.
Put the drive back in its original case.

Method 7.

Search Google for Windows Login Recovery #Download it
Install it (or if it's live cd use an iso program to burn it like WinIso or NERO)
Run the program and choose import from local sam (check youtube for more instructions.)
Then choose crack and wait for the password to be recovered.

Method 8.

Use a Windows Password reset disk.
Use Windows Password Rescuer to create a password recovery disk.
Install the program on another computer you have access to and run it to burn the program to a CD/USB drive.
BIOS Setting: Set your locked computer boot from CD/USB.
Insert password recovery disk you have just created to the locked PC, boot the PC from it.
Follow the operation guide to reset password by a few clicks.

Method 9.

Use Spower Windows Password reset USB disk.
Use Spower Windows Password Burnder to create Spower password reset USB disk.
Set computer to boot from usb drive.
Boot computer from password reset USB disk.
Reset the user password with password reset program.

Note

If you use encryption and have important encrypted files on an NTFS drive that are linked to the user you're trying to reset the password for, you will lose all access to these encrypted files if you reset the password by any method other than from the user itself.
While you CAN do this to access a computer at unauthorized levels (such as at work or school), you probably shouldn't.... you could end up in jail!

How to Set up an Ftp Server on Windows Xp Professional

2011-12-28T02:29:00.000-08:00

Setting up an FTP server for Windows XP may be a little rough at first, but, with a little effort, you can have a nice FTP server your friends can grab files off of.

Steps

First, you should start by retrieving your Windows XP CD.
Next, click the Start button and go to the Control Panel.
After that, select "Add/Remove Windows Components."
Select "Internet Information Services" under "Windows Components."
Click "details" and select the "File Transfer Protocol (FTP)" service. (Remember that this will also automatically select "Common Files" and "Internet Information Services Snap-In.")
Click OK and follow the instructions for the install Wizard (or you can just push next if you don't feel like reading). Be prepared with your Windows XP CD, because it might prompt you for it if you haven't already installed it. Once it is done, you might have to restart your computer after this.
After that, all you need to do is just paste the files you want to be public into "C:\INETPUB\FTPROOT." Note that by default, these files are read-only and public. Public meaning that anyone who knows the IP address may download copies from it.
There's more to go! Now, you need to configure your router's firewall to let FTP traffic through. This can be done through your router's administration menu. Note that this will vary depending on your router.
After letting your router firewall let FTP connections in, you will have to configure your regular firewall to let FTP connections in through a certain port.
Finally, after done with everything, you may access your FTP site through your browser. All you need to do is type ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ in the URL where "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the WAN IP address of your computer.

Tips

You may edit the rights people have by going to the Control Panel and selecting the "Administrative Tools" icon. After doing so, select "Information Internet Services (IIS)" On the left side of the window, you'll see your computer. Expand it and right-click on the folder named "FTP Sites" and choose "Properties." Now, you can set who may access your server and whether they have rights or not.
To access the WAN/LAN address of your computer, you will need to open the Command Prompt and enter "IPCONFIG" in the input. Your LAN address is the address used to identify your computer over your private network. Your WAN address is the address used to identify your computer over the internet.
To edit the public folder, access the FTP Sites properties and click on the "Home Directory" tab. In the Home directory you can change to the folder to anything that you want such as the Shared Documents folder.

Things You'll Need

Windows XP Professional and CD

How to Easily Setup Wpad.Dat in Ipcop

2011-12-28T02:18:00.000-08:00

Setting up things can be hard to do. This article will show you how to do it!

Steps

Enter yourdomainname.com in ipcop's dhcp service.
Create dns record to point wpad.yourdomainname.com to your ipcop ip. or,
Edit /etc/hosts and put 'wpad 192.168.1.1' into a new line. replace 192.168.1.1 with your ipcop's ip.
Test it by ping wpad and see if it resolve to your ipcop's ip.
Create the wpad.dat file in /home/httpd/html/
Add 'Listen 80' to a new line in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Restart apache: 'kill -HUP 1234' replace 1234 with your /var/run/httpd.pid
Test it by opening http://wpad/wpad.dat in your browser.

Tips

If you have blockouttraffic, you need to allow access to your ipcop port 80

Note:

It was tested and works on one system, but is not guaranteed to not break yours.

How to Make a Network Cable

2011-12-27T13:32:00.000-08:00

The steps below are general Ethernet Category 5 (commonly known as Cat 5) cable construction guidelines. For our example, we will be making a Category 5e patch cable, but the same general method will work for making any category of network cables.

Unroll the required length of network cable and add a little extra wire, just in case. If a boot is to be fitted, do so before stripping away the sleeve and ensure the boot faces the correct way.
Carefully remove the outer jacket of the cable.

Carefully remove the outer jacket of the cable. Be careful when stripping the jacket as to not nick or cut the internal wiring. One good way to do this is to cut lengthwise with snips or a knife along the side of the cable, away from yourself, about an inch toward the open end. This reduces the risk of nicking the wires' insulation. Locate the string inside with the wires, or if no string is found, use the wires themselves to unzip the sheath of the cable by holding the sheath in one hand and pulling sideways with the string or wire. Cut away the unzipped sheath and cut the twisted pairs about 1 1/4" (30 mm). You will notice 8 wires twisted in 4 pairs. Each pair will have one wire of a certain color and another wire that is white with a colored stripe matching its partner (this wire is called a tracer).
Inspect the newly revealed wires for any cuts or scrapes that expose the copper wire inside.

Inspect the newly revealed wires for any cuts or scrapes that expose the copper wire inside. If you have breached the protective sheath of any wire, you will need to cut the entire segment of wires off and start over at step one. Exposed copper wire will lead to cross-talk, poor performance or no connectivity at all. It is important that the jacket for all network cables remains intact.
Untwist the pairs so they will lay flat between your fingers.

Untwist the pairs so they will lay flat between your fingers. The white piece of thread can be cut off even with the jacket and disposed (see Warnings). For easier handling, cut the wires so that they are 3/4" (19 mm) long from the base of the jacket and even in length.
Arrange the wires based on the wiring specifications you are following.

Arrange the wires based on the wiring specifications you are following. There are two methods set by the TIA, 568A and 568B. Which one you use will depend on what is being connected. A straight-through cable is used to connect two different-layer devices (e.g. a hub and a PC). Two like devices normally require a cross-over cable. The difference between the two is that a straight-through cable has both ends wired identically with 568B, while a cross-over cable has one end wired 568A and the other end wired 568B.^[1] For our demonstration in the following steps, we will use 568B, but the instructions can easily be adapted to 568A.
- 568B - Put the wires in the following order, from left to right:
  - white orange
  - orange
  - white green
  - blue
  - white blue
  - green
  - white brown
  - brown
- 568A - from left to right:
  - white/green
  - green
  - white/orange
  - blue
  - white/blue
  - orange
  - white/brown
  - brown
You can also use the mnemonic 1-2-3-6/3-6-1-2 to remember which wires are switched.
Press all the wires flat and parallel between your thumb and forefinger. Verify the colors have remained in the correct order. Cut the top of the wires even with one another so that they are 1/2" (12.5 mm) long from the base of the jacket, as the jacket needs to go into the 8P8C connector by about 1/8", meaning that you only have a 1/2" of room for the individual cables. Leaving more than 1/2" untwisted can jeopardize connectivity and quality. Ensure that the cut leaves the wires even and clean; failure to do so may cause the wire not to make contact inside the jack and could lead to wrongly guided cores inside the plug.
Keep the wires flat and in order as you push them into the RJ-45 plug with the flat surface of the plug on top.

Keep the wires flat and in order as you push them into the RJ-45 plug with the flat surface of the plug on top. The white/orange wire should be on the left if you're looking down at the jack. You can tell if all the wires made it into the jack and maintain their positions by looking head-on at the plug. You should be able to see a wire located in each hole, as seen at the bottom right. You may have to use a little effort to push the pairs firmly into the plug. The cabling jacket should also enter the rear of the jack about 1/4" (6 mm) to help secure the cable once the plug is crimped. You may need to stretch the sleeve to the proper length. Verify that the sequence is still correct before crimping.
Place the wired plug into the crimping tool.

Place the wired plug into the crimping tool. Give the handle a firm squeeze. You should hear a ratcheting noise as you continue. Once you have completed the crimp, the handle will reset to the open position. To ensure all pins are set, some prefer to double-crimp by repeating this step.
Repeat all of the above steps with the other end of the cable. The way you wire the other end (568A or 568B) will depend on whether you're making a straight-through, rollover, or cross-over cable (see Tips).
1

Test the cable to ensure that it will function in the field.

Test the cable to ensure that it will function in the field. Mis-wired and incomplete network cables could lead to headaches down the road. In addition, with power-over-Ethernet (PoE) making its way into the market place, crossed wire pairs could lead to physical damage of computers or phone system equipment, making it even more crucial that the pairs are in the correct order. A simple cable tester can quickly verify that information for you. Should you not have a network cable tester on hand, simply test connectivity pin to pin

Windows Server 2008 Review

2011-12-10T06:59:00.000-08:00

Summary

The Windows Server 2008 Guide provides a comprehensive technical overview of the innovative features and functions that make Windows Server 2008 the next-generation Microsoft Windows Server operating system and successor to Microsoft Windows Server 2003. This guide also provides information about the benefits Windows Server 2008 offers diverse users, as well as information about different scenarios.
This document supports the release of Windows Server 2008
Included in This Document

Introduction to Windows Server 2008
Server Virtualization
Centralized Application Access
Branch Office
Security and Policy Enforcement
Web and Applications Platform
Server Management
High Availability
Better Together—Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

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How to setup a wireless Network

2011-12-09T09:01:00.000-08:00

Picture: Wireless Network Setup Wizard

The Wireless Network Setup Wizard helps you:
1) create a wireless network in which a wireless access point connects all computers together. You must assign a network name (SSID) and a secure key with either WEP or WPA encryption.
You can save your network settings to a USB flash drive and use it for configuring your wireless access point and other computers. But the USB flash drive can only be used for setting up wireless LAN devices (e.g. access point, router, printer, camera, phone) that support Windows Connect Now technology (WCN). These devices must have a USB port to accept the wireless LAN settings stored in the USB flash drive. WCN-compatible products from some well-known vendors have started to appear in the market this year. In any case, you always have the option to print your network settings and set up your network manually.

Picture: Wireless Network Setup Wizard on another computer.

2) add a computer to an existing wireless network. If you save the settings into a USB flash drive during your wireless network creation, then you don't need to remember the detail settings for each computer. Just plug in the USB flash drive to each computer that you want to add to the existing wireless network and confirm that the computer will be added to the existing wireless network when prompted by the wizard. Then the computer will be configured automatically for joining the existing wireless network.

You can get to the Wireless Network Setup Wizard through:
1) Start>Control Panel>Wireless Network Setup Wizard, or
2) Start>All Programs>Accessories>Communications>Wireless Network Setup Wizard, or
3) My Network Places>Network Tasks>Setup a wireless network for a home or small office.

Note:

Before using the Wireless Network Setup Wizard, you must make sure the compatibility of your hardware, namely the access point and the network adapters. Learn what wireless LAN standard and security (encryption) scheme they support:
- The 802.11g standard is backward compatible with the 802.11b. An 802.11g network adapter can work with an 802.11b access point and an 802.11b network adapter can work with an 802.11g access point. However, in a mixed environment you can't expect the maximum performance of 802.11g standard.
- Older wireless LAN hardware (typically 802.11b) installed in many existing wireless networks supports WEP encryption. Newer hardware supports WPA which gives stronger wireless security than WEP. Your network adapter must support the same encryption standard with the wireless access point to which your computer will connect. If say, your network adapter supports WPA but the access point only supports WEP, your wireless LAN connection will end up "only" with WEP encryption.

Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) is additional wireless networking feature in Windows XP that simplifies sign-up and configuration process and enables a more secure access to wireless network resources. If you try to connect to a wireless network that supports WPS, you will be asked to download configuration files. When the files are downloaded, the Wireless Network Registration Wizard will require you to supply some information, sign an agreement to the network policy, or make a payment.

How to Setup a small network using Windows XP

2011-12-09T08:57:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends, this is my first tutorial and i hope it will help u guys alot. Enjoy

Picture: Network Setup Wizard

After you physically connect all computers in your network with all necessary hardware, you can use the Network Setup Wizard to:
- configure all computers in your network to share one Internet connection either through an Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) computer, a residential gateway, or a hub.
- set up Windows Firewall to protect your computer or network when it is connected to the Internet so only certain applications and services - that you trust - can access your computer or network.
- enable file and printer sharing so that certain files, folders, or printers can be accessed by all computers in your network.

You can get to the Network Setup Wizard through:
1) Start>Control Panel>Network Setup Wizard, or
2) Start>Control Panel>Network Connections>Network Tasks>Set up a home or small office network, or
3) Start>All Programs>Accessories>Communications>Network Setup Wizard, or
4) My Network Places>Network Tasks>Set up a home or small office network, or
5) My Network Places>Network Tasks>View network connections>Set up a home or small office network, or
6) Start>Connect To>Show all connections>Network Tasks>Set up a home or small office network.

If you plan your network to use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), you must run the Network Setup Wizard on the ICS host first and save the network setup files in a floppy disk to run on other computers in your network. The ICS host is the computer that connects directly to the Internet and shares its Internet connection with other computers. The ICS host must be turned on whenever other computers want to connect to the Internet.
Using residential gateway (router) to connect your network to the Internet prevents you from having to always turn on one computer for Internet connection. Because any communication from any computer in your network must pass through the residential gateway, the computer is practically hidden from the Internet. The gateway assigns itself a permanent address and a unique dynamic address for each computer (client) on your network.
If your computer connects directly to the Internet or through a hub, your computer is seen from the Internet. As a security precaution, make sure to set up the Windows Firewall correctly and update your anti-virus software regularly to protect your computer from any harms.
If you enable file and printer sharing service in the Network Setup Wizard, you can go to a specific folder in Windows Explorer and enable it for sharing (by right clicking on the file or folder name and click "Sharing and Security" or by clicking "Share this folder" task in the File and Folder Tasks). For sharing a specific printer, go to Control Panel, click Printers and Faxes, point your mouse to a printer name, right click on it, and click Sharing. You can also enable printer sharing by selecting a printer name and pick "Share this printer" task in the Printer Tasks.
The Network Setup Wizard also can help you create a Network Bridge when your network uses mixed media types such as Ethernet, HPNA, wireless (Wi-Fi), and FireWire devices so your mixed networks can work as one network. When you run the Network Setup Wizard, it automatically detects if there are multiple network adapters in your computer and ask you whether you want to create a Network Bridge. It must be noted though, the network adapter that is used for connection to a DSL or cable modem should not be added to the Network Bridge.

Thanks guys i hope this helps you