Connecting XP to Win98 using Network card

[Phill]

Hi,

I have an older Windows 98 SE laptop and a new WindowsXP laptop and I would
like to connect on to the other directly via the NIC in each machine. I am
not using a hub, I am wiring directly from one machine to the other.

How do you setup the Network section?
Do I need a special cable?

Thanks
Phillip Seaman
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Nictu]

You need what is called a "Cross over cable"

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi,

I have an older Windows 98 SE laptop and a new WindowsXP laptop and I would
like to connect on to the other directly via the NIC in each machine. I am
not using a hub, I am wiring directly from one machine to the other.

How do you setup the Network section?
Do I need a special cable?

Thanks
Phillip Seaman
(e-mail address removed)

Connect the computers using a crossover Ethernet cable. Run XP's
Network Setup Wizard on each computer to make the network settings:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networksetupwiz.htm
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