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Using a Crossover Cable
You need to be sure that both computers are running the
same network protocol. With the home version, that would be TCP/IP. To manually set up the computers with TCP/IP, do the following: The Wizard should have created a LAN connection in My Network Places. Open up this folder, and right-click on the LAN connection, and select Properties. First, make sure the two computers do not have the same name. Right-click on My Computer, and select Properties. Go to the Computer Name tab, and make note of the names of the two computers (listed under Full Computer name. Second, be sure that you have File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks installed and enabled. If not, click on Install..., and add this protocol. Be sure there is a check mark in the box next to this protocol (this makes sure that this service is bound to the network adapter). Leave this folder open, as you'll need to return here in a moment. Now double-click on My Computer, and browse to the diretories you want to share, right-click and select Sharing. Enable sharing for this folder, and give it a name. If you want to share printers, open up the Printers folder, and right-click on the desired printer, and select Sharing, and repeat the above process. Go back to the Network properties windows you left open above. Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click on Properties. Select "Use the following IP address", and use: On computer #1, enter: IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 On computer #2, enter: IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Now edit the \windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file and add the following to each computer: HOSTS FILE: 192.168.1.1 computername1 192.168.1.2 computername2 You should now be able to communicate between the two computers, referencing either the computer names, or their IP addresses. To see if it is working, on computer #1, go to Start | Run and type in \\192.168.1.2. A window should pop-up listing all the shared resources from computer #2. Likewise from computer #2, go to Start | Run and type in \\192.168.1.2, and you should get a list of all the shared resources from computer #1. You will probably find it easier to connect from the XP computer to the 98 comuter, than you will from the 98 computer to the XP computer due to security issues. From XP, map a drive to the 98 computer, and do all the file pushing and pulling from there. You can work around this issue, but I've found it just easier to do everything from the XP side. Hope this helps. Thanks, Jack -----Original Message----- Be sure that both computers have the same IP address range. -----Original Message----- I am trying to network a Windows XP laptop to a Windows 98 desktop using a crossover cable, but I can't get the two computers to recognize each other. I used the wizard and chose the middle option under "Other". Is there something else I should be doing? I will keep checking back here, and I appreciate any and all help. Thanks. . . |
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