Can Win 98 SE computer act as DHCP server, with a freewre solution?

[John S.]

Just wondering if my desktop computer with Win 98 SE can be made
to interface with a laptop over cat5 cable, using DHCP, and the
desktop machine acting as the DHCP server?

Is there (reasonably simple to set up) freeware I can install on
the Win98SE desktop computer to do this?

The reason I want it is that my laptop (IBM Thinkpad with Win XP
Pro) has a "rapid restore" facility which allows it to restore
from a previously made HDD image in an emergency.

It can obtain that image over a network, after booting from its
restore CDR, but the restore system doesn't support fixed IP
address communication - so it needs a machine on the other end of
the cable which can use DHCP to allocate an IP address.

I've had a go at querying google and found some shareware
offerings, but would prefer a freeware solution, and preferable
one which doesn't need a lot of technical knowledge to set up.\

Cheers, John S

 

[André Gulliksen]

Just wondering if my desktop computer with Win 98 SE can be made
to interface with a laptop over cat5 cable, using DHCP, and the
desktop machine acting as the DHCP server?

Not sure here, but doesn't Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) have a builtin
DHCP server? ICS comes bundles with 98SE.

 

[Conor]

Just wondering if my desktop computer with Win 98 SE can be made
to interface with a laptop over cat5 cable, using DHCP, and the
desktop machine acting as the DHCP server?

Is there (reasonably simple to set up) freeware I can install on
the Win98SE desktop computer to do this?

The reason I want it is that my laptop (IBM Thinkpad with Win XP
Pro) has a "rapid restore" facility which allows it to restore
from a previously made HDD image in an emergency.

It can obtain that image over a network, after booting from its
restore CDR, but the restore system doesn't support fixed IP
address communication - so it needs a machine on the other end of
the cable which can use DHCP to allocate an IP address.

I've had a go at querying google and found some shareware
offerings, but would prefer a freeware solution, and preferable
one which doesn't need a lot of technical knowledge to set up.\

Install Internet Connection Sharing.

 

[Mark Carter]

I might be off-base here, but don't you need a crossover cable instead
of a cat5 cable??

My understanding is that cat5 cables are for LAN connections (by far the
most common setup), whereas cross-over cables are for PC-to-PC
connectrions, and gets it name from the fact that wires are crossed over
to ensure that the output from one goes to the input of another.

cat5 cables, on the other hand, have nothing to do with cats

 

[André Gulliksen]

I might be off-base here, but don't you need a crossover cable instead
of a cat5 cable??

One does not exclude the other. There are plain cat5 cables and there are
crossed cat5 cables. OP did not state wether or not he had one or the other,
but unless I hear something else I am assuming he has the cabling and
necessary equipment sorted out.

 

[John S.]

Install Internet Connection Sharing.

Conor

Many thanks. I wasn't aware that would do it.

I have now enabled Internet Connection Sharing on the Desktop
manchine with Win 98 SE.

However, I can't figure out how to configure it to automatically
allocate an IP address to the laptop using DHCP.

I can get the two machines to communicate OK if I allocate each a
static IP address, but I need the desktop machine to be able to
act as a DHCP server and allocate the laptop an IP address
automatically (so the laptop can obtain a backup image from the
desktop machine when windows isn't running on the laptop).

Just can't figure out how to do this. With Windows XP running on
the laptop I have set it to use DHCP and obtain an IP address
automatically, but it reports back that it's not getting an
address from the server.

I guess this is getting beyond a freeware discussion but if
anyone could point me in the right direction I would be grateful.

Cheers,

John S

 

[jmatt]

point me in the right direction

These will help.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q236465
http://www.annoyances.org/win98/features/ics.html
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/hmnetwk1.html
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/ics.html
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/ics-mskb.html
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/windows98ics/index.htm?iam=dpile&terms=+ics
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/icsinstall.htm
http://www.sohointer.net/winograd/faq.htm
http://www.sysopt.com/articles/icsproxy/index.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/windows98ics/index.htm
http://www.aesystems.com/win98se_internet.html
http://www.internet-sharing.com
http://www.homenethelp.com

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[John S.]

These will help.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q236465
http://www.annoyances.org/win98/features/ics.html
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/hmnetwk1.html
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/ics.html
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/ics-mskb.html
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/windows98ics/index.htm?iam=dpile&terms=+ics
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/icsinstall.htm
http://www.sohointer.net/winograd/faq.htm
http://www.sysopt.com/articles/icsproxy/index.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/windows98ics/index.htm
http://www.aesystems.com/win98se_internet.html
http://www.internet-sharing.com
http://www.homenethelp.com

Many thanks for this treasure trove of references.

I managed to solve my problem (getting my Win 98SE computer to
act as a DHCP server to my laptop computer) after visiting the
second site on the list (annoyances.org) but will also read up
the material on the other sites.

If you went to the trouble of finding these references simply to
help with my problem, then I am extremely grateful.

Cheers, John S

 

[jmatt]

If you went to the trouble of finding these references simply to

help with my problem, then I am extremely grateful.

Thanks John, no trouble, I have been cataloging for 5 years &
just a matter of copying & pasting my info.

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