Uma sikhuluma ngamakhompiyutha wekhompuyutha, khona-ke kunezinhlobo ezimbili: umhlaba jikelele (namuhla leli gama liqondwa yi-Intanethi) nendawo. Umehluko omkhulu kunombolo yamadivaysi e-computing exhunywe. Futhi konke okunye kuyimiphumela yayo. Okusho ukuthi kusobala ukuthi inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke ihlanganisa insimu enkulu, i-topology yayo (isakhiwo) ifaka ukusetshenziswa "kwama-node" - amakhompyutha e-server akhethekile acubungula amaphakethe wedatha adlulisiwe, njll. Kodwa inombolo encane yamadivaysi iqhaza ekuxhumaneni kwendawo. Futhi ukuhamba ngendlela elula kakhulu. Kungase kubonakale ukuthi ukuxhumeka kunethiwekhi yendawo kungumgomo wamabanga amancane. Eqinisweni, lokhu kuyiphutha: ukuxhumana phakathi kwekhompyutheni ye-spacecraft ne-centre centre kuyinto nje yendawo, kodwa hhayi yonke indawo.
Ukuxhumeka kwe-LAN kuvumela amakhompyutha ukushintshanisa ulwazi ngokusheshisa kakhulu kunezinga eliphezulu le-Intanethi. Ngezinye izikhathi lokhu kuyisici esiqakathekile ekukhethweni kokuthi ungaxhuma kanjani amadivaysi amakhompyutha amaningi. Ukuxhumeka kunethiwekhi yendawo, njengomthetho, akudingi izimali ezinkulu zezimali. Ezingeni le-hardware, udinga amakhadi enethiwekhi kanye nemvelo ewaxhumayo - ikhebula (Ethernet) noma amagagasi omsakazo (Wi-Fi). Uma ufuna ukufaka amadivaysi angaphezu kwamabili enethiwekhi, uzodinga idivayisi ekhethekile (shintsha noma ihabhu). Yebo, isofthiwe yesofthiwe, okungukuthi ukuxhumeka kunethiwekhi yendawo xp (okusho uhlelo oluthandwayo lokusebenza oluvela ku-Microsoft), manje siyabheka.
Uma amakhadi enethiwekhi amakhompyutha amabili axhunyiwe ngokomzimba, kufanele uqinisekise ukuthi uxhumano lwe-LAN lwenziwe. Ku-Windows XP, ngalokhu udinga ukulandela indlela "Qala - Iphaneli Yokulawula - Ukuxhumeka Kwenethiwekhi" (futhi lapha ungathola isixhumanisi ku-"Ikhompyutha Yami" Explorer) futhi uqinisekise ukuthi ukuxhumeka kunethiwekhi yendawo kusebenza (kubhaliwe "Kuxhunyiwe"). Uma lesi simo singahlangatshezwanga, kuzomele uhlole isimo sekhebula bese ufaka abashayeli bamanje amakhadi enethiwekhi. Ngendlela, ngezinye izikhathi izinkinga zivela ngenxa yekhadi elimele, elingenakuqhathaniswa ngenye indlela kunokubukwa okubukwayo ngemuva kweyunithi yesistimu efakiwe (i-LED eluhlaza kufanele ibe "kwinethiwekhi" eyodwa). Qaphela ukuthi ukuhluleka kwe-hardware kungenye yezizathu abasebenzisi abakhononda ngazo ngokulahlekelwa uxhumano lwe-LAN.
Manje ungaqhubeka nokucushwa. Sibiza izakhiwo zokuxhumana zendawo ezidingekayo bese ukhetha "I-Protocol" kuthebhu "Okujwayelekile". Kulesi simo, izilungiselelo ezizenzakalelayo aziyona into engcono kakhulu, ngakho-ke sihlela kabusha "uphawu" kwimodi yebhuku. Emgqeni "I-IP-ikheli" kuyadingeka ukubhalisa i-192.168.0.x (idijithi yokugcina yinoma yiliphi ibanga 1-255). I-mask iyinqubo ejwayelekile - 255.255.255.0.
Bese ukhetha "Properties" isixhumanisi "sekhompyutheni" emenyu ye inkinobho "Qala". Siya kuthebhu ethi "Igama". Lapha, ngokwemigomo (kunesici), sibeka igama leqembu elisebenzayo nekhompyutha ngokwayo. Isele ukuze uchofoze "Faka isicelo".
Ngenye ikhompyutha, senza izenzo ezifanayo. Ukuhluka okubili: idijithi yokugcina ye-IP-ikheli futhi igama kufanele lihluke (kodwa iqembu lifanayo). Silinde kuze kube yilapho inethiwekhi iqaliswa, futhi "sisesha" ikhompyutha kumvelo enethiwekhi.