Networking with Windows Vista.

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Networking with Windows Vista.
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Vistas New Tools and Features

• The Network and Sharing Center
• Network Discovery
• Network Map
• Network Diagnostics

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The Network and Sharing Center

• A centralized console that provides system
  technicians and administrators with access to
  most of the major networking tools included with
  Windows Vista.
• Includes a task list and a summary of the Network
  Map

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The Network and Sharing center
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Network Discovery

• Access to sharing and discovery of other
  computers on the network.
• Controls weather the computer can see or be seen
  by other systems on the network.
• Controls weather the system can share its
  resources or access shared resources on the
  network

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Network Map
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Network Map

• A graphical map of the nodes on the network,
  displaying each node and the nodes status
• Network Map uses Link Layer Topology Discovery
  protocol to discover Information about the
  network and the devices attached to it.

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Network Diagnostics

• Capable of Diagnosing problems such as
• Broken or detached cable connections
• IP address or Subnet Mask problems
• Default gateway problems
• DNS and DHCP Configuration problems
• Networking hardware configuration problems
• Internet server addresses and service settings