HELP

[PyRo__a]

I am starting to go MAD ....
here's the deal
i have my pc a Xp pro with cable internet and i'm trying to network using crossover cable and 3 nic cards

my xp pc has 2 nic cards one for the net one for the network... the other pc 98se has the third nic card....

ive been trying to net work them for the past 3 days... with no results... anyone know the steps to go throug from the begining to end to see where am i messing up

[bailey]

you need to enable ics, the best way to do what your wanting is to get rid of the second nic in the xp system and use a router for the network, a router with a built in switch runs about 40 dollars today and are very good.
doing it this way would be much easer and a whole lot better.

[PyRo__a]

any way to network them with out a router of anything else....???? i heard i could be done

[washe]

Well Pyro It can be done.... buts its a major pain........ as Bailey said a small router with 4 ports will do the job with out any problems....

[PyRo__a]

well i dont need to do it for a long period of time.. i just have my uncles pc with 98se on it that im reinstalling and updating stuff on ... and most of the stuff is on my pc... so it would be easer if i can hook it up to mine and just transfer all the stuff....

[PyRo__a]

the stupid thing is that i was told its as easy as runing the "set up a home or small office network" wizard... and boom.. it was done... boy was i wrong...

[Front242]

are you trying to access the web, or just network the two together? Can you see one computer and not the other or neither. are ypu trying DHCP or manuall IP?

[washe]

well easier way.... hook your uncles computer harddrive to your machine and copy the necesary files.....

unless you want to hook it up to the internet.... then you will need ICS, and set up the other computer to connect to the other ip layer of your second nic where you are using the crossover cable, usually you will need to set up the values manually, IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway....

Machine 1:
IP: 200.168.1.1
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.1.1.1

Machine 2:
IP:200.168.1.2
Subnet:255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.1.1.1

But take a note that windows 95, 98 and ME systems cant browse a win2000 or XP harddrive, you will have to copy files from the XP machine.....

Have fun!!

[PyRo__a]

yea ive tried to setup all the ip's ones manualy and the other time auto... anything i do that my xp pc see's my uncles pc but there is no connection... some how xp see's it but it cant trancfer or see the shared c drive..... and the 98 pc cant even ping the gateway or other pc as if its not even on the net work....

[washe]

did you put a shared directory on your uncles pc?