Home Network Question

[Jack Barrett]

I currently have a network with the following equipment:

eMachine / Celeron 2.8 GHZ / Windows XP Pro / Gateway to Internet / DSL /
Crossover Cables
to
Compaq / p3 / 1 GHZ / Windows XP Pro

I know, the first thing you are going to say is"Get a Router". I plan on
doing that soon.

My question is this: Can I add another PC running Windows 98 to this network
thru another NIC card in the eMachine. It has a NIC card that is not being
used and I want to set this up for my A+ certification test.
I am not concerned about performance with the 98 PC. I just want to be able
to make changes to the 98 PC, experiment with the registry, try Linux, basic
internet, etc.

Thanks,

Jack Barrett
My Web Site: http://windsurf_2.tripod.com

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Yes. However, you will need to use a different subnet for the 3rd NIC
connection. As a result, the Win98 machine will not have Internet access
through XP's ICS. Instead you could add a switch or hub and connect both
the Compaq and the Win98 machine to the 192.168.0.0 subnet with standard
ethernet cables.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Ron Lowe]

Or an alternative:

Bridge the 2 internal LAN segments to create a single logical segment.

To do this, disable ICS first, bridge the 2 internal LAN adapters,
then re-enable ICS using the bridge as the internal device.

Rather yuckky, but it might work

--
Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Good point, Ron - I keep forgetting about XP's bridging capability. MS says
it will work if you follow this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309640

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP