set up network

[Joe]

I have an old IBM 300PL running W98 and a Dell 3600 running XP.
These used to be on a network with each other but for some reason it
doesnt work anymore. I need to grab some files off the old IBM before
getting rid of it, so I need to get the network working again, or set
up a new one. Any tips on how to do this? I paid someone to set up the
original network so I dont exactly know what I'm doing but I can
follow directions.

 

[Robert L \(MS-MVP\)]

Do a simple test. Turn off all firewall, can you ping each other by IP? Or
post the results of ipconfig /all on both computer.

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