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Configuring Windows Networking

The Windows 7 operating system builds on the networking features introduced previously in Windows Vista and improves them.

This tutorial discusses how Windows 7 addresses the concerns of a modern network, how you can configure and manage these new features, and how you can deploy Windows 7 to take advantage of modern, flexible networking.

Following these sections:

  • Usability Improvements
  • Network And Sharing Center
  • Network Explorer
  • How Windows Finds Network Resources
  • How Windows Publishes Network Resources
  • How Windows Creates the Network Map
  • Network Map
  • Set Up A Connection Or Network Wizard
  • Manageability Improvements and more

In this tutorial:

  1. Usability Improvements
  2. Network And Sharing Center
  3. Network Explorer
  4. How Windows Finds Network Resources
  5. How Windows Publishes Network Resources
  6. How Windows Creates the Network Map
  7. Network Map
  8. Set Up A Connection Or Network Wizard
  9. Manageability Improvements
  10. Network Location Types
  11. Policy-Based QoS
  12. Selecting DSCP Values
  13. Planning Traffic Throttling
  14. Configuring QoS Policies
  15. Configuring System-Wide QoS Settings
  16. Configuring Advanced QoS Settings
  17. Testing QoS
  18. Windows Firewall and IPsec
  19. Windows Connect Now in Windows 7
  20. Core Networking Improvements
  21. Networking BranchCache
  22. How Hosted Cache Works
  23. How Distributed Cache Works
  24. Configuring BranchCache
  25. BranchCache Protocols
  26. File Sharing Using SMB
  27. Web Browsing with HTTP (Including HTTPS)
  28. DNSsec
  29. GreenIT
  30. Efficient Networking
  31. What Causes Latency, How to Measure It, and How to Control It
  32. TCP Receive Window Scaling
  33. Scalable Networking
  34. Improved Reliability
  35. IPv6 Support
  36. 802.1X Network Authentication
  37. Server Message Block (SMB) 2.0
  38. Strong Host Model
  39. Wireless Networking
  40. Improved APIs
  41. Network Awareness
  42. Improved Peer Networking
  43. Services Used by Peer-to-Peer Networking
  44. Managing Peer-to-Peer Networking
  45. Peer-to-Peer Name Resolution
  46. EAP Host Architecture
  47. Layered Service Provider (LSP)
  48. Windows Sockets Direct Path for System Area Networks
  49. How to Configure Wireless Settings
  50. Configuring Wireless Settings Manually
  51. Using Group Policy to Configure Wireless Settings
  52. How to Configure TCP/IP
  53. DHCP
  54. Configuring IP Addresses Manually
  55. Command Line and Scripts
  56. How to Connect to AD DS Domains
  57. How to Connect to a Domain When 802.1X Authentication Is Not Enabled
  58. How to Connect to a Domain When 802.1X Authentication Is Enabled