Hello Group,
I have 2 windows boxes, XP and 98SE. The XP box has a 54mb wireless
adapter and a 1gb lan adapter. The 98SE box has 2 lan adapters, 100mb
and a 1gb. The XP is a laptop that connects to the internet with its
wireless adapter with no problem. I want to use the second adapter (1gb)
to connect to the 98SE 1gb adapter. This will be used to transfer large
video files between the boxes. I want the 98SE to connect to the
internet using the 100mb adapter and keep the 1gb adapter for the
98SE/XP exclusive connection, but...
Here is the problem. I cannot make the 100 mb adapter connect to the
internet if I have the 1gb adapter installed. I have set up the 1gb
adapter with a static address and no default gateway. The 100mb adapter
is set up as dhcp assigned per the wireless router instructions. When I
do this I cannot access the internet or ping any of the other boxes in
the network. If I do the reverse, having the 1gb adapter set by the dhcp
server, I have no problem connecting to the internet or pinging any of
the other boxes.
It looks to me that the 98SE box is choosing to only use the faster
adapter. I have no desire to invest on a 1gb lan/wireless router and
switch right now. Anyway I can force the 98SE intenet traffic on the
100mb adapter and keep the 1gb adapter for the dedicated 98SE/XP
connection? I would like to keep all adapters set up in the same network
if possible. 192.168.0.XXX

Thanks for your help!
Fernando Quinones

In <o%%Dd.8584$(E-Mail Removed)>, Fernando Quinones <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>Hello Group,
>I have 2 windows boxes, XP and 98SE. The XP box has a 54mb wireless
>adapter and a 1gb lan adapter. The 98SE box has 2 lan adapters, 100mb
>and a 1gb. The XP is a laptop that connects to the internet with its
>wireless adapter with no problem. I want to use the second adapter (1gb)
>to connect to the 98SE 1gb adapter. This will be used to transfer large
>video files between the boxes. I want the 98SE to connect to the
>internet using the 100mb adapter and keep the 1gb adapter for the
>98SE/XP exclusive connection, but...
>Here is the problem. I cannot make the 100 mb adapter connect to the
>internet if I have the 1gb adapter installed. I have set up the 1gb
>adapter with a static address and no default gateway. The 100mb adapter
>is set up as dhcp assigned per the wireless router instructions. When I
>do this I cannot access the internet or ping any of the other boxes in
>the network. If I do the reverse, having the 1gb adapter set by the dhcp
>server, I have no problem connecting to the internet or pinging any of
>the other boxes.
>It looks to me that the 98SE box is choosing to only use the faster
>adapter. I have no desire to invest on a 1gb lan/wireless router and
>switch right now. Anyway I can force the 98SE intenet traffic on the
>100mb adapter and keep the 1gb adapter for the dedicated 98SE/XP
>connection? I would like to keep all adapters set up in the same network
>if possible. 192.168.0.XXX


Your scheme won't work because of, among other reasons, redundant routes
and insufficient exclusive IRQs for the number of bus mastering
adapters.

Just buy a 5 port gigabit switch, employ static IP addresses, and live
simply.

>
>
>Your scheme won't work because of, among other reasons, redundant routes
>and insufficient exclusive IRQs for the number of bus mastering
>adapters.
>
>Just buy a 5 port gigabit switch, employ static IP addresses, and live
>simply.
>
>
>
>
>
Thanks for your input. The interesting thing is that if I install 2
100mb cards my shceme does work. It will be interesting to hear what
other people have to say. I got a 100mb switch not 6 months ago, I will
hold on that gb swith for now.

Thanks,
Fernando Quinones

Have you tried configuring the 1 GB adapters in an ad hoc network? You
would connect the two computers with a cross over cable. You would
leave the XP wireless and the 98se 100 GB configured as infrastructure
network using the router DHCP for IP addresses.

Good luck, jimbo

jimbo wrote:

>Have you tried configuring the 1 GB adapters in an ad hoc network? You
>would connect the two computers with a cross over cable. You would
>leave the XP wireless and the 98se 100 GB configured as infrastructure
>network using the router DHCP for IP addresses.
>
>Good luck, jimbo
>
>
>
That is what I am trying to do...