xp home and windows 98

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I have just gone on to broadband,I would like to network my 2 computers 1 on xp and the other on win 98 can this be done and how,

 

[Ka Kit Yick]

Go get yourself a broadband routeur like Linksys BEFSR41.

It's easy to setup, to use and same you all the trouble
with configuring networks on Windows.

Hope this helps.

Ka Kit

-----Original Message-----
I have just gone on to broadband,I would like to network

my 2 computers 1 on xp and the other on win 98 can this
be done and how,

 

[Unnamed]

I have just gone on to broadband,I would like to network my 2 computers 1

on xp and the other on win 98 can this be done and how,

The easy way:

First off if you did an upgrade from a previous windows, find and get rid of
any NETBEUI which may be around.

Next, TCP/IP only on:

1) Computer connected directly to Internet. Assuming your ISP has auto
config, grab their DNS numbers, allow the ISP to assign IP auto unless you
have to have a static IP in which case fill that number in. In the DNS
section for that same ISP, fill in the DNS numbers. Now go to ADVANCED tab
and click on to "allow other network users to connect through this
computer's internet connection". Note that the network must be ENABLED to
see this option. On the LAN side of the same computer, call it 192.168.0.1
with subnet 255.255.255.0 and make sure firewalls to both ISP and LAN are
off on all machines for now.

2) Computer connected to LAN and not directly to Internet. Assign it as
192.168.0.2 same subnet. Install 192.168.0.1 as gateway in order to allow it
to find out how to get OUT to internet and enable DNS and fill in the DNS
numbers of your ISP. Alternatively, in DNS for the client machines, put
192.168.0.1 and that will work, too.

Now, the machine on the lan knows where to find the DNS server and also
Internet. Note to make sure after all this is done, reboot both machines,
make sure firewalls are off and then see if you can see the other machines
and internet on both machines, which you will if your LAN hardware is
working OK.

 

[traderrik]

Here's how i did it, without the use of a router or switch.

My network consists of a Win98SE server, with (2) XP
clients. They connect thru a USB phoneline net and share
a hi-speed cable connection. I chose not to use the
Windows Networking "Wizard" (upon the advice of others in
this group), but here's the settings that I entered
manually into the XP clients. This is from notes intended
for my own use, and I hope it makes sense:

Basic rules - Disable *all* firewalls during setup.
Server and clients must have different computer names, but
all must be in same workgroup name. To be safe, some
folks say that names should be in caps, with no spaces or
non-alpha characters.

In Windows XP: Control Panel > Network Connections >
Advanced (tab) >
Network ID (computer name tab) should display Computer
Name & workgroup

Optional Networking Components - all 3 should be Unchecked
& cleared

- Local Area Connection > Lan or Hi-Speed Connection >
(rt. Click) Properties > Local Area Connection Box

- General (1st tab)

- see Connect using Netgear adapter
- This client uses (all boxes checked):
- Client for MS Nets
- File & Printer Sharing
- QoS Packet
- Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Show icon in notification when connected = checked

TCP/IP properties:
General:
Obtain IP Addres auto (checked)

Obtain DND auto (checked)
Advanced:
IP Settings - IP address (none), DHCP Enabled
Default Gateways (blank)
Auto metric (checked)
DNS - Sever Address = blank
Append Primary & Append Parent = both
checked
Register this connection addresses in DNS
= checked
WINS - addresses = blank
Enable LMHOSTS lookup = checked
NetBIOS setting = Default
Option - TCP/IP filtering (enabled by
default)

Alternate Config (tab) - Auto Private IP Addresses
= checked

Authentication (2nd tab)

Enable IEEE 802 (checked)
Authenticate as computer. (checked)

ADVANCED (3rd tab) All blank

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I'll include my server setings in case you need them:

OS = Windows 98SE

Primary logon - Client for MS Networks; File/Print
sharing enabled.

Your network adapter
- properties - bound to NetIBEUI & to TCP/IP

(NOTE: there seems to be various opinions about whether
the NetBEUI protocol is needed, or even desirable, but all
works OK with it. I suppose I'd try configuring without
NetBEUI first, then add it if needed.)

NetBEUI - Your network adapter installed
*NOT* selected as default protocol
- Advanced tab Bindings: Client for MS net, File/Print
sharing

TCP/IP - Your network adapter installed - is default
protocol
Advanced tab - Allow Binding to ATM Value = NO
IP Address - *was* 192.168.10.1 (changed after installing
Win98 ICS - now 192.168.0.1)
Wins - Disabled
Gateway - all blank
DNS - Host = (Sever name); Domain = (workgroup name)
Search Order = blank
NetBIOS = "grayed-out" screen
Bindings: Client for MS net, File/Print sharing

File/Print Sharing - on Advanced tab, set server (name) to
be the Browse Master (enabled)
(NOTE: client must be set to disabled if Win98 client;
but in XP the equivalent is Computer Browser
in "Services", but it doesn't seem to matter)

ID tab -
Comp. Name = server name
WorkGroup = name
Comp. Desc. = whatever
Access Control = Share Level


Hope this helps!
tr

p.s. - In order for my clients to browse, in my Win98
server i had to enable (using Run > msconfig) something
called "FatPipe DHCP". I don't know whether or not that's
peculiar to my particular network adapter.)

-----Original Message-----
I have just gone on to broadband,I would like to network

my 2 computers 1 on xp and the other on win 98 can this be
done and how,