Networking

[simon]

You cannot connect them directly, you will need to go
thro a hub or router, very inexpensive, when you have
them connected this way go to START/my network places/set
a a home or small ofice network, on the pc with xp. the
xp wizard will then set up the settings for you and also
let you make a floppy or cd to set up the me computer,
good luck(ps, if you use a router instead of a hub then
both pcs can be on the web at the same time


>-----Original Message-----
>Has anyone hooked up two computers side by side. I'm
looking to hook up my
>old computer using ME, has 3 COM Ethernet card with my
new computer using XP
>and it has a LAN connector on back. Do I need a special
cable? After
>everything hooked up I want the old computer to be the
slave and new one the
>main. Can anyone help?
>Thanks Bob
>
>
>.
>

[Ken Blake]

In , simon wrote:

> You cannot connect them directly, you will need to go
> thro a hub or router, very inexpensive,


No, this isn't correct. With only two computers, you *can*
connect them directly; no hub or router is required. All that's
needed is what's called a "crossover" cable" instead of a
standard CAT5 cable.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup



> when you have
> them connected this way go to START/my network places/set
> a a home or small ofice network, on the pc with xp. the
> xp wizard will then set up the settings for you and also
> let you make a floppy or cd to set up the me computer,
> good luck(ps, if you use a router instead of a hub then
> both pcs can be on the web at the same time
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Has anyone hooked up two computers side by side. I'm looking
to
>> hook up my old computer using ME, has 3 COM Ethernet card with
my
>> new computer using XP and it has a LAN connector on back. Do I
need
>> a special cable? After everything hooked up I want the old
computer
>> to be the slave and new one the main. Can anyone help?
>> Thanks Bob
>>
>>
>> .

[Ken Blake]

In , simon wrote:

> You cannot connect them directly, you will need to go
> thro a hub or router, very inexpensive,


No, this isn't correct. With only two computers, you *can*
connect them directly; no hub or router is required. All that's
needed is what's called a "crossover" cable" instead of a
standard CAT5 cable.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup



> when you have
> them connected this way go to START/my network places/set
> a a home or small ofice network, on the pc with xp. the
> xp wizard will then set up the settings for you and also
> let you make a floppy or cd to set up the me computer,
> good luck(ps, if you use a router instead of a hub then
> both pcs can be on the web at the same time
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Has anyone hooked up two computers side by side. I'm looking
to
>> hook up my old computer using ME, has 3 COM Ethernet card with
my
>> new computer using XP and it has a LAN connector on back. Do I
need
>> a special cable? After everything hooked up I want the old
computer
>> to be the slave and new one the main. Can anyone help?
>> Thanks Bob
>>
>>
>> .