How To "Set Up Home Network" In Windows XP

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Setting up your home network - what should be a simple task has flabbergasted just about everyone.  The most common problem is not Internet connectivity - that almost always is successfully set up  .  .  .  but it is the connectivity between PC's on the Network.

Peer-to-Peer with Access Point  -  this is where all computers have their own connection to the Internet through an "Access Point", which is a router with multiple Ethernet ports (a combination Router/Hub - called an "Access Point").  The Access Point connects to your Cable Modem or DSL for Internet access.  The Access Point also acts ac a "DHCP" (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which means it assigns IP addresses to your PC's when they connect. More...