Windows xP and Windows 98 SE

[sheppardwk]

I just purchased a new computer with Windows XP and would
like to change my network to link my old computer running
Windows 98 SE. Currently, WIN 98 SE is the base computer
utiizing a cable modem (Roadrunner) and a Microsoft MN-100
wired router. When setting up the router, the Microsoft
Broadband Network Utility software was installed on the
Win 98 SE machine as the host and another computer was
connected to the router - everything is working fine.
My questions are: 1. Can Windows XP and Windows 98 SE
coexist on a network? 2. Should I uninstall the Network
Utility program from the Win 98 SE computer? 3. Then run
the software on the XP computer? 4. Do I even need to do
anything with the router or just simply connect the
existing cables to each computer? 5. Anything else I
should be concerned with?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

I'm no expert, but you should follow the WINXP network wizard. The way mine
was set up (one WINXP-one WIN98 SE PC network), the WINXP PC needs two NICs.
One NIC hooks to the cable modem, and the other hooks to the ethernet hub (in
my case). The WIN98 PC needs an NIC, also, and it hooks to the hub.

The wizard will configure your WINXP PC to be the principal network PC, and
it will prompt you to create a network boot floppy. The floppy is to be run
in the WIN98 PC to configure it. Note that both PCs have to belong to the
same-named workgroup.

I believe that the principal (gateway) PC has to be running in order for the
WIN98 PC to access the Internet (bummer). It would be better if either PC
could use the Internet independent of the other.

Supposedly, that should do it. However, my network stopped working recently,
and I'm trying to figure out what's wrong.

 

[Carey Holzman]

www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm

Carey