Need help seting up networking!!

[Ronald Reitch LMT]

Hello group. I have two computers in the same room. I want one
computer to be the primary and the other secondary. The primary PC
will access the Internet, the secondary I do not want Internet access.
Both computers have Onboard NIC capabilities (I have a realtech PCI
nic card too). I have tried USB direct link but its slower than
molasses on a cold winter night to transfer files and unstable so I
want to try networking. Anyway I do not understand how to set up
networking so I can access both computers from one or the other. I
have tried but I think I'm missing something.
Could someone please do a step by step for me here (or post a link)?
Thank you!

 

[peterk]

Install PCI NIC card in primary
hook primary up to internet
use onboard NIC on both machines to connect to one another using a crossover
cable
Run the network connection wizard on both computers.
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/HomeNet-start.asp
peterk

 

[Kevin]

Start>Help and Support>Networking and The Web

Tons of information there. Right on your very own computer running XP.

 

[Rock]

Hello group. I have two computers in the same room. I want one
computer to be the primary and the other secondary. The primary PC
will access the Internet, the secondary I do not want Internet access.
Both computers have Onboard NIC capabilities (I have a realtech PCI
nic card too). I have tried USB direct link but its slower than
molasses on a cold winter night to transfer files and unstable so I
want to try networking. Anyway I do not understand how to set up
networking so I can access both computers from one or the other. I
have tried but I think I'm missing something.
Could someone please do a step by step for me here (or post a link)?
Thank you!

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

 

[Ronald Reitch LMT]

Ok here is what the Primary(Asus P5P800) has:

Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (onboard)
Connection Speed 100 Mbps


Secondary (ASUS A7N8X Deluxe) has:

3Com 3C920B-EMB Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller 100 Mbps
nVIDIA MCP2 - LAN Controller PCI (NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Adapter)
If I use a cross over cable how do I get the computers to talk to each
other?
Somethin so simple is not easy at first for me

 

[Menno Hershberger]

The Networking Setup Wizard is pretty simple. One thing you have to make
sure of is that both computers are in the same workgroup. And make sure
file sharing is turned on. Those options are all there in the wizard. I
take it you must use a modem connection to the internet since your
crossover cable will be occupying both network adapters. By default it
won't share unless you tell it to. (It's all in the wizard).

 

[Ronald Reitch LMT]

Well, I was gonna pull out my realtech NIC PCI card
if The crossover cable will work. I just hope I dont run into any IRQ
conflicts and such

 

[Ronald Reitch LMT]

OK I got the PCI NIC card & Crossover cable. I dont understand how to
set up even though I've read it. Could some one do a step by step for
me till I get the hang of it?
TIA!

 

[Ronald Reitch LMT]

Update: I think I figured it out
I can now tap into both computers.
thanks!