need help with networking issue

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Stephen Veefkind

Hi all,

Hopefully someone can help me with this: I have an old computer which I
would like to network to my present computer so that I can share files and
folders- basically use it as an external hard drive for storing binary and
audio files. How do I go about setting this up on my computer, and what
physical device (ie cable or otherwise) do I need to connect them?

Main computer is an EMachine T1150 running Windows XP and the old one is an
NEC Ready 9616 running Windows 98.

Thanks in advance & Happy New Year to all,
Stephen
 
Well first you should install a Network card in the
machine, and connect it to the Network HUB that your
other machine is using. The cable would be probably
RJ45, and a small 8 port HUB will suffice.

Once you have aquired the hardware, proceed to install
the device drivers in windows. (Windows usually detects
plug and play devices without many mishaps, and might
have a built in driver already, however if not, the
network card you purchase should provide it on CD or
floppy.)

Then assign IP address with the appropriate IP address
and subnet masks, so that they both can communicate.

For example:

Two machines:

Machine A
Machine B

Machine A has IP address: 100.100.200.1
Machine B has IP address: 100.100.200.2

Machine A has subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Machine B has subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

So now, both machines are on network: 100.100.200.0
because of the class C mask of 255.255.255.0

another words, the mask makes 100.100.200 the network
identifying portion of the IP, and the last octet is the
host identifying portion.

Then make sure your using common transport protocols like
TCP/IP and the like.

If your going to share files, choose client for microsoft
network, and netbios / IPX transports as well.

This protocol selection can be selected in the network
connections dialog.


Hope this helps!
 
IPX is completely obsolete not to mention having a completely different addressing scheme. and i know it's just an example but shouldn't you suggest a network that isn't routable over the public internet? private use spaces are 192.168.x.x, 172.16.x.x, and 10.x.x.x


----- Charlie Chong wrote: -----

Well first you should install a Network card in the
machine, and connect it to the Network HUB that your
other machine is using. The cable would be probably
RJ45, and a small 8 port HUB will suffice.

Once you have aquired the hardware, proceed to install
the device drivers in windows. (Windows usually detects
plug and play devices without many mishaps, and might
have a built in driver already, however if not, the
network card you purchase should provide it on CD or
floppy.)

Then assign IP address with the appropriate IP address
and subnet masks, so that they both can communicate.

For example:

Two machines:

Machine A
Machine B

Machine A has IP address: 100.100.200.1
Machine B has IP address: 100.100.200.2

Machine A has subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Machine B has subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

So now, both machines are on network: 100.100.200.0
because of the class C mask of 255.255.255.0

another words, the mask makes 100.100.200 the network
identifying portion of the IP, and the last octet is the
host identifying portion.

Then make sure your using common transport protocols like
TCP/IP and the like.

If your going to share files, choose client for microsoft
network, and netbios / IPX transports as well.

This protocol selection can be selected in the network
connections dialog.


Hope this helps!
 
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