help a redneck network between win98 and XP

[ToaDady]

i've been told it can be done, but non of the "experts" in this po-dunk town know how to do it. one say'd "ya gotta tell it where to go".........like that helped.

[dozer]

make sure they both have network cards, then get a crossover cable and connect them up.

make sure your drives are set to share and name the share, then at a run command type

\\'computer name'\'name of share'

you may want to turn on internet sharing and turn off firewalls.

[sperm]

more suggestions:

it helps network browse if both computers are in the same workgroup
turn off dns and set up similiar static ip addresses, a.b.c.x - where x is unique - if network browsing fails, you can always map manually with the address
set up the same netmask for both machines - in theory it shouldnt make a different, but i tend to do it anyway.

(put your left foot in, take you left foot out ....)

[tikdoph]

Might wanna try this link if you're still having a problem.

http://netguide.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=5450

Let Pirate know if it works... he'll be greatful for the feedback... and I can't believe he didn't post the link himself. :D

Good luck. :)

[Zan]

Slight nitpick with that article:


Make sure your switch is a 100 megabyte switch


I thought it was megabit - as 100Mb != ability to transfer cd image from computer to computer in 6 seconds. (would be nice though :p)

Otherwise, pretty sound advice.

[druid]

Another nitpick: a switch might be a bit overkill for a home network. Usually a hub will do and will be a lot cheaper. And yes h3@ven53nt, it is megabits per second, an 8-fold difference to bytes.

Not that "rednecks" :p need to be concerned about those details, any shopkeeper worth his salt should be able to recommend the right device.

[tikdoph]

Originally posted by druid
Another nitpick: a switch might be a bit overkill for a home network. Usually a hub will do and will be a lot cheaper.When I was looking to set up a small network, there wasn't much difference in price between the hubs and switches I was looking at. I've always recommended a switch to customers if they can afford it. The few extra bucks are worth it.

[druid]

That's good to know. I wasn't aware that the prices are so close now (there's about 2-fold difference in € for a 5 port hub/switch here). I sit corrected because I cbf standing at work.