[pchelpers] Re: I need some help please
- From: "Nigel" <npl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 16:15:28 +1300
The only other thing to be sure to do, is to set up some shares on each
machine. Sometimes 98 is a bit fussy and won't let you browse the network
if there are no shares.
Nigel
>
> Hi Jackie,
>
> Well, you need to start by installing the networking components for
Windows
> first. The instructions below are from my (deteriorating) memory with
> Win98, I assume it will be very similar for WinME.
>
> You need to open the Control Panel (Start, Settings, Control Panel) and
> double-click on the Network applet.
> You need to add the Client For Microsoft Networks and File And Print
Sharing
> clients. You also need to add the TCP/IP protocol (or whichever one you
are
> going to use - I think TCP/IP is probably easiest to deal with).
>
> You will be asked to configure the TCP/IP settings, in which case you want
> one machine to be set have an IP address of 192.168.0.1 with a subnet mask
> of 255.255.255.0, give the other one an IP address of 192.168.0.2 with a
> subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 - I don't think you'll need to specify any
> other settings in there yet.
>
> On the second page of the Network Properties dialog you'll need to specify
> the workgroup name - it can be almost anything, as long as the computer
> names are different and the workgroup names are the same. I would suggest
> just using WORKGROUP for the workgroup name.
>
> I believe that should cover most things as far as the network setup is
> concerned. You might want to ensure that File and Printer sharing is
> enabled on both machines (I think, from memory, that there's a button
there
> to turn those on and off).
>
> Finally, ensure you have the right cable. If it is CAT5 (typically has a
> connector that plugs in like a phone jack), then you will need to ensure
> that it is a crossover cable. If it is not a crossover cable, then
> connecting the two machines with the one piece of cable won't work.
>
> I'm sure there's some stuff I've missed, but give that a go and let us
know
> how you get on.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bevan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie MacWhirter" <jmacwhirter@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "PCHELPERS" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 2:09 PM
> Subject: [pchelpers] I need some help please
>
>
> >
> > Hi Folks:
> >
> > I need to network two computers-- I don't know very much about
networking
> > so now is the to learn<G> One has Windows Me(main computer) the other
> has
> > the first edition of windows 98---- they both have the same Ethernet
> > cards -- soo can you tell me what to do? He has cable-- I was wondering
> if
> > I can install the windows 98 SE over the first edition of 98 before?
He
> > has some important files he doesn't want to lose -- What I would like to
> do
> > is network both of them first, then I could transfer the files over to
> the
> > main computer. I would appreciate if you could walk me through this
> > procedure. Do you think I could get some of your expertise please?
Thanks
> so
> > much in advance-- Jackie
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