Not being able to burn shared items or download them can
also be a problem, depending on how much freedom you expect to have with your
shared files.
The sharing described here is limited to computers on the same TCP/IP subnet as your computer
is on. (A subnet is a logical division of a network.) Any home network uses a single subnet, so
this won??™t be a problem. But if your computer connects to a medium-sized network (such as
one in a dorm), and you??™re unable to find a computer that you know is connected to the same
network somewhere, it may be on a different subnet.
If you want to make sure that all your media files are available all the time, and
that you can do with them whatever you want (subject to the law), you may need to
step up to the next level??”for example, by repurposing an old PC as a server, by using
Windows Home Server, or by using a purpose-built network storage device. Step 2
shows you how to share music and video using Windows Media Player. Step 3 shows
you how to share music and video using iTunes. Step 4 discusses your options for
running a server or a network storage device.
Windows Media Player makes sharing media files with other PCs easier than iTunes does??”and
it gives you finer control over which media files you share with whom. (For example, you can
share all your files with one computer but share only a select few files with another computer.
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