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Windows XP and Windows Vista automated the network setup with a Wizard.  The hardware installation and network protocols are explained later in the TechTalk section.

 

Once a network is setup, it pretty much runs forever if nobody changes anything. However, any network can fail. What steps would you take to troubleshoot the problem? How would you know the network went down?

Start with the clues.


 

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