How To Create a Home Network.
Set Up File Sharing Step 1 Double-click on My Computer. Step 2 Right-click on icons of drives to be shared by network users. Step 3 Click Properties. Step 4 Click Share As. Enter the appropriate information. Learn What Hardware Is Needed Step 1 Do your homework on the Internet for a basic understanding of the technology. A good place to start is a major search engine like Google or Yahoo!. Step 2 Purchase the required hardware and cabling for the type of network you want to use. If the network doesn't yet exist, decide on a network type: for a client/server network, you need a hub to connect the computer to; for a peer-to-peer network, you just need a cable. Then choose the data-transfer protocol (typically Ethernet) for the network you select. Install Hardware Step