This tutorial will show you how to enable File Printer sharing between Microsoft operating systems using only the TCP/IP protocol. This is the same protocol that your Internet traffic uses.

This tutorial is especially important for networks with Windows XP since Microsoft has dropped official support of NetBEUI (the old standard protocol for file and print sharing between Microsoft operating systems).

This tutorial should be used by people that have computers behind a functioning hardware firewall, broadband router, Microsoft ICS or other Internet sharing software.

This tutorial is NOT intended for people that only have a hub or switch between their computers and their broadband Internet connection. If you DO only have a hub or switch between your 'LAN' and your broadband modem, then you should never enable file or print sharing. If you follow this tutorial you may be giving everyone on the Internet access to your network shares. You have been warned.