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Thread ID: 21611	2002-06-29 12:40:00	FAQ 42: How do I network my PC?	Craig Bellhouse (493)	Press F1

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58557	2002-07-10 07:16:00	I don't want to be seeming to oppose "off subject" postings, but ... B-) This thread is an FAQ. Shouldn't we for simplicity, make a new thread when we aren't actually adding relevant content to the FAQ? I've got my tin underpants on]:) , and yes, I've still got my sense of the ridiculous. :D	Graham L (2)
58558	2002-07-10 07:25:00	o dear says me who is a guilty as the rest ... perhaps if it stays an FAQ it will have to have the silly bits edited out! Can that be done?	Chris Wilson (431)
58559	2002-07-10 08:38:00	Sorry Chris, no can do. I have absolutely no idea how to set up a network in Win2k as my only experience with this OS is as a restricted user with no admin rights whatsoever. I can do an XP one if there is any interest, but so far there has been none... Craig.	Craig Bellhouse (493)
58560	2002-07-10 09:33:00	> I don't want to be seeming to oppose "off subject" > postings, but . . . B-) > > This thread is an FAQ . Shouldn't we for simplicity, > make a new thread when we aren't actually > adding relevant content to the FAQ? Yes, you are dead right Graham . I suggested to Robo a couple of weeks ago that all the FAQs that had suggestions added to the original thread be re-written by the original poster incorporating any relevant extra info and be reposted . That new post would then be grabbed by Bruce or Robo and locked so that no new posts could be added, unless someone requests further relevant information be added, which could be done by a moderator . So really, whether Craig is happy with his post or whether he wants to do a fresh networking FAQ he should copy and paste it to a new thread and request Bruce to lock it immediately . Then he just needs to sit back and watch all the extra suggestions roll in immediately after his post has been locked . :D	Susan B (19)
58561	2002-07-10 10:48:00	The way I see it, I am happy with it the way it is, as there have been no changes suggested. If all these so called extraneous posts were removed, I would have no problem... Cheers, Craig.	Craig Bellhouse (493)
58562	2002-07-10 10:58:00	Most of what i wrote including this, some of what susans posted, grahams post about irrelevant posts, even craigs last post... Its all got to go. Either that or this thread must be saved as "FAQ 42: How do I network my PC & the debate about irrelevant posting!!!!" Guilty as charged, i babbled, which i think is a definate no-no on a FAQ	Chris Wilson (431)
58563	2002-09-13 03:23:00	> a 10mbs card basicly runs at 550KB/s . you would have > to have one very fast (read exspensive) internet > connection for it to be a bottle neck . in comparision > a modem is only around 5KB/s . Not necessarily . 10Mbit/s equals a theoretical maximum throughput of 1 . 25MByte/s . 550KBps = 4 . 4Mbps, means either a very slow PC, poor NIC, or a congested link with bags of collisions . Allowing for protocol overheads, you should be able to saturate the 10Mbps link to 90-95% of the theoretical max, provided it's on switched LAN segment . Also, with hardware data compression enabled, a modem that CONNECTs at 50-52Kbps can easily shift binary files at 7KBps, and text files at 12-14KBps (the latter compress better) . -- Juha	juha (761)
58564	2003-01-05 13:41:00	Be sure to disable any firewalls, even if you think you have allowed access to your networked PC's. You can reconfigure the firewalls AFTER the network is up and running. If you are haveing problems try setting restore points as you make progess, so that you can come back to a good starting point. After deleting Dial Up Adapter, my winsock became corrupted, which resulted in explorer becoming unstable. This meant having to run system restore, which meant I was loosing any progress I had made. My Dial Up Adapter was not where it was expected in Network Settings to reinstall. The only way it was reinstalled was to make up a bogus New Dial Up Connection in Control Panel/Dial up Networking/Make a New Conection. Once this had been installed, progress became alot easier. For networking only two computers, DNS do's not need to be enabled. Mine are disabled.	Danger (287)
58565	2003-02-17 09:46:00	Hi Craig and all Just setting up my first (!) network, with shared dsl access. I headed for your FAQ (of course) to get some tips and have found it very informative. I also did a search of F1 and found this link posted by Merlin Dec 8, 2002 11:57 AM which I think will contribute to the FAQ. The link points to TCP/IP, hit "Home" to see the full list of subjects and OS's discussed. Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
58566	2003-08-07 04:23:00	Babe Ruth kindly provided a link to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article How to Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition (support.microsoft.com) which may be of some help to people using Win XP (Home).	Susan B (19)
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