HELP!!

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Shaun

I have two computers which i want to set up a network
with. the server computer has winXP and the second has
win98. i want the win98 to be able to connect to the
Internet and share files and the printer with the winXP
(which is the residential gateway.) I'M HAVING PROBLEMS
WITH THIS. PLEASE HELP! the server computer is running
fine, but the second computer will not connect to the
first computer, and this computer does not recognize the
second computer.
 
"Shaun" said:
I have two computers which i want to set up a network
with. the server computer has winXP and the second has
win98. i want the win98 to be able to connect to the
Internet and share files and the printer with the winXP
(which is the residential gateway.) I'M HAVING PROBLEMS
WITH THIS. PLEASE HELP! the server computer is running
fine, but the second computer will not connect to the
first computer, and this computer does not recognize the
second computer.
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Configure winXP as an Internet Connection Sharing host. Configure
win98 as an Internet Connection Sharing client. The easiest way to do
both is to use XP's Network Setup Wizard, which will also set up file
and printer sharing between the computers. Full details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics

Physically connect the computers in either of these ways:

1. Directly to each other, using a crossover Ethernet cable. A
regular Ethernet cable won't work.

2. Indirectly, using a network hub or switch and two regular Ethernet
cables.

Here's a completely different alternative if you have a broadband
(cable modem, DSL) Internet connection: connect both computers and
the broadband connection to a home broadband router. You don't need
to install Internet Connection Sharing at all. If you do this, tell
the Network Setup Wizard that the computers connect to the Internet
through a "residential gateway".
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