ok so i bought a crossover cable and connected my 2 pc's. worked a charm. This was only to screw about with and when i finished with it i tried to turn off the network connection. I wasnt sure how so i did numerous things.

one of these things i will probably regret. Under the via rhine 2 fast ethernet adapter properties, i unchecked the share files and printer, and still not satisfied, i uninstalled it. Whoops. I should have probably just left it unchecked.

So, i have 3 questions.

1 - How do i turn off the network connection? So other pcs over the network cant even see the computer. Apart from unplugging the cable. This is for security as i know nearly nothing about networks and dont trust myself

2 - Can i get the share files and printers item back? if so, how?

3 - If i wanted to completely remove the network, how do i do this?

Thanks for help