[mswindowsxp] Re: Networking Problems Wxp/W98
- From: "John Jones" <john_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 17:55:21 -0800
Yep it`s a internal fax modem. Getting back to my original post though, I
was just pointing out that there are a lot of things which can contribute to
slow data transfer speeds.
_____
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "foofaraw in the middle" <foofaraw_in_the_middle@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: Networking Problems Wxp/W98
>
> DO you mean an internal telephone modem?
> John Jones <john_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Using ICS through the modem connected to one of the computers.
>
>
> _____
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "foofaraw in the middle"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 7:20 AM
> Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: Networking Problems Wxp/W98
>
>
> >
> > If you use crossover cables plugged in into each other's NIC how do you
> connect to the internet? Use another NIC or modem?
> > John Jones wrote:
> > Just to add to this there are known problems when using different brands
> > of network cards (resulting in more network collisions than normal).
From
> > personal experience networking just two computers using a crossover
cable
> > with different brands of network cards has resulted in incredibly slow
> data
> > transfer speeds (swapping one network card for the same brand cured
this).
> > Also there was nothing wrong with the other network card, they just
didn`t
> > get on very well together. There are things you can do to monitor/tweak
> > network collisions, here`s some URL`s on the subject:-
> >
> >
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci865130,00.html
> >
> >
http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00720021014shu01.htm&page=1
> >
> >
> > Ideally the TCP/IP protocol is all you really need, it just takes a bit
of
> > configuring.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> > John
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "foofaraw in the middle"
> > To:
> > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 1:29 PM
> > Subject: [mswindowsxp] Re: Networking Problems Wxp/W98
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I emailed you earlier about this and saying that you need to add
Netbeui
> > to your protocol stack but Doug Knox of M$ says this about using netbeui
> to
> > network:
> > >
> > > Just a comment on your tip installing NetBEUI. I feel as you do [about
> > NetBEUI vs. IPX/SPX], and use NetBEUI for File and Print Sharing,
> unbinding
> > TCP/IP from those functions. However, I've found that the version of
> NetBEUI
> > that ships with XP doesn't work well with the versions that shipped with
> > Windows 95/98/Me/2K. The XP version has significant problems (my
> experience)
> > connecting to computers with older versions of NetBEUI. Many, many
> "Network
> > not available" and other errors occur when trying to access network
> > resources while mixing them. For many people there may be an easy fix
> > though. If they are available to you, locate the NETNBF.INF and NBF.SYS
> from
> > a Win 2000 CD or hard drive installation, and use those versions
> > instead." --Doug Knox
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom LeStrange"
> > > Subject: [mswindowsxp] Networking Problems Wxp/W98
> > >
> > > > I am trying to connect my two computers together and am not having
any
> > > luck.
> > > > One computer is XP and the other is W98. I installed an Ethernet
card
> in
> > > > each computer and connected them with an CAT5e crossover cable. I
ran
> > the
> > > > Network wizard on the XP computer and created a disk to use in the
W98
> > > > computer. I want to use the XP computer to connect to the net and be
> > able
> > > > to share the printers that are connected to the XP computer with the
> W98
> > > > computer. When I open My Network Places I cannot see the other
> computer.
> > > > Neither can I see the XP computer from the W98 computer. The lights
on
> > the
> > > > Ethernet cards are active. What am I missing? Has anyone
accomplished
> > > > these with any success?
> > > > Thanks for any replies.
> > > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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