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| 511089 | 2006-12-30 19:05:00 | 'Morning All. Can anyone help, speaking slowly and in words of one syllable, with getting two PC's to network? Machinery is a 6 year old Dell GX150 P3, and an old Acer P1 133 fitted with an installed GE2000II LAN card. Both have 98SE fully functional, the cable is connected, and now I really need a layman's guide to settings and pitfalls. Obviously I could do a lot of damage floundering around altering things experimentally. Thanks, bjf. |
bjf (11296) | ||
| 511090 | 2006-12-30 20:08:00 | First, are you using an Ethernet hub?? If not, u need a crossover cable to connect the 2 PC's. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 511091 | 2006-12-30 20:26:00 | The forum has an FAQ on networking computers which can be found here (faqf1.net.nz). | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 511092 | 2006-12-30 21:56:00 | Everything you need to know can be found through Google, there are heaps and heaps of sites on networking, for example: www.homenethelp.com www.duxcw.com www.pcurtis.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 511093 | 2006-12-30 22:10:00 | Gentlepeople: Thank you for your help. Cable is reversed, and not through a hub. Will explore the FAQ and help sites as family life allows. Personally I have no issue with recycled pixels and will go out of my way for environmentally friendly pursuits, like providing a retirement home for geriatric computers. Watch this space. | bjf (11296) | ||
| 511094 | 2007-01-02 02:41:00 | When the cable is pugged in you should see a green light on both network cards (assuming they have the lights). Since both PC's are Win98 try using NETBUI, its easier to install & get going. You will also have to share drives (or folders ) on both PC's. Note that you will want to find a Networking help site for Win98, not XP(its a bit differerent). | steveroby (9470) | ||
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