If you are required use networking options on a regular basis, Windows 7 is a competent operating system in that regard. It has a set of powerful P2P networking features integrated. These features in Windows 7 help you to share files, folders, or other resources, and diagnose and resolve issues in a network easily. Following are a few of the features.
Why Windows 7
There is a built-in file and printer sharing option in Windows 7, which facilitates sharing of files and printers on your system with users on a P2P network. When you set up a network, the Network Setup Wizard sets the most common configuration settings by default. This precludes the need of working with individual settings and arranging them each time.
There is an Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature in Windows 7 that helps in sharing the internet connection to others over a network. This comes with Firewall options to keep your network safe from unauthorized access through the internet connection. There is a separate integrated Firewall to protect your computer from being accessed over the network, when connected to the internet as well.
User account management is simple enough to let you easily create new accounts and assign passwords to these. There is added compatibility for wireless networking in Windows 7, so that you can connect to available wireless networks in the area easily. Apart from that, there are sophisticated tools for network diagnostics and troubleshooting, so that you will be able to diagnose and troubleshoot many common networking problems.
VPN Reconnect provision
If you are a roaming user, it is good to add VPNs (virtual private networks), which allow a secure connection between your computer and the network. If you are somewhere other than you usually are, say a hotel room or at a customer site, this will make sure that the connection you establish remains intact, barring other network problems.
If you use wireless broadband however, a VPN connection could be the cause for connection dropping frequently, and every time you reconnect to a VPN you will need to establish authentication yet again. This is where VPN Reconnect comes in to play. It promptly resets the internet connection when dropped, and resets VPN connection as well. This makes sure that you retain access of network resources as much of the time as possible. Using this feature, even streaming videos can be resumed after a connection reset, even if it changed your IP address.
For more information on networking with Windows 7, check out our other posts, and for Windows 7 help, troubleshooting and related assistance, call out support hotline.
Why Windows 7
There is a built-in file and printer sharing option in Windows 7, which facilitates sharing of files and printers on your system with users on a P2P network. When you set up a network, the Network Setup Wizard sets the most common configuration settings by default. This precludes the need of working with individual settings and arranging them each time.
There is an Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature in Windows 7 that helps in sharing the internet connection to others over a network. This comes with Firewall options to keep your network safe from unauthorized access through the internet connection. There is a separate integrated Firewall to protect your computer from being accessed over the network, when connected to the internet as well.
User account management is simple enough to let you easily create new accounts and assign passwords to these. There is added compatibility for wireless networking in Windows 7, so that you can connect to available wireless networks in the area easily. Apart from that, there are sophisticated tools for network diagnostics and troubleshooting, so that you will be able to diagnose and troubleshoot many common networking problems.
VPN Reconnect provision
If you are a roaming user, it is good to add VPNs (virtual private networks), which allow a secure connection between your computer and the network. If you are somewhere other than you usually are, say a hotel room or at a customer site, this will make sure that the connection you establish remains intact, barring other network problems.
If you use wireless broadband however, a VPN connection could be the cause for connection dropping frequently, and every time you reconnect to a VPN you will need to establish authentication yet again. This is where VPN Reconnect comes in to play. It promptly resets the internet connection when dropped, and resets VPN connection as well. This makes sure that you retain access of network resources as much of the time as possible. Using this feature, even streaming videos can be resumed after a connection reset, even if it changed your IP address.
For more information on networking with Windows 7, check out our other posts, and for Windows 7 help, troubleshooting and related assistance, call out support hotline.
