[pchelpers] Re: need simple way to internet connect Windows 95 and


----- Original Message -----
From: "PcCowboy" <saddle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "pchelper" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 9:11 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: need simple way to internet connect Windows 95 and

PcCowboy,

This was sent to me today. I have in my hands a black 25 foot cable with
AESP UTP ENHANCED CAT.5 24AWGX4P PATCH TYPE CM (UL)
 C(UL) CMG and on and on, but I do see  CAT.5 and it has plugs larger
than telephone jack plugs, plus another one footer about as thick with the
same type plug. It has  something like Compliant Patch Cord /J Jumper
P/N 2200 Type CM 24 plus more. Then a six footer with the same type plugs
and identified with something that includes CAT.5 as well as
Golden Bridge E132776-Q (UL) CMR 75 DEGREE [SYMBOL] 4 PR AWG
CAA and on and on.

Does the above sound like "crossover cable", and if so  what is the "nic"
behind
"xp" and to the    "Win95 nix".
?

Sorry, for showing my ignorance, but then I can go to  Best Buy and just ask
for
cross over cable if I don't already have what someone sent me today, as
described above.




> Maybe I can help.
>
> XP has all the software you need to share files and the internet over to
another
> computer. This is how you will set it up.
> Take your XP computer and have it connected to the internet. Then plug a
> crossover cable from the xp nic to the Win95 nix.
> Tell XP that you want to share the internet connection with another
> computer. There is a wizard that will make it easy. It will ask you some
questions
> like if you want to share your files and such. At the end it will give you
a chance
> to make a disk to run on the 95 computer. Do It. Then run the disk on the
> 95 computer and it will set the 95 computer up to use the internet
connection
> and to share files with the XP computer. There are more details like
having
> each computer with a different name and the right protocols and which
folders
> you want to share. But XP should give you the details in the help files.
>
> If you go the router route the only real advantage I see is you can add
more computers
> to your network if the router has the extra ports. With the router, all
computers connected
> to it can see and use the internet and can see and talk with each other.
>
> One thing to remember is that a crossover cable is used only with two
computers
> connected to each other. You can buy one off the shelf at BestBuy.
>
> A normal Cat5 cable is used with a hub/router connection.
>
> Now I hope I didn't really confused you.
>
> Pc
>
>
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>


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