[thelist] [OT] Networking W98

[Baker, Nick]

the cable to connect two computers directly to each other is different from
one you would use to connect a computer o a hub. I think computer/computer
one is called a crossover cable, but I am not sure. Any network guru will
know what it is called. Without the right cable (surprise!) it won't work.
		HTH
		Nick

Nick Baker
Information and Training Officer
Business Services
The University of Montana
406-243-2253  Voice
406-243-4929 FAX
BakerN at mso.umt.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: kev.skindrill [mailto:kev.skindrill at bigfoot.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 4:52 PM
To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
Subject: [thelist] [OT] Networking W98


Dear All
             I am hoping that someone here can throw some light on a problem
I am having with networking 2 computers running W98. This seemingly simple
task is causing me no end of problems. To make a short story long, my
fiancee & I have bought 2 network cards (both different makes if that
matters) and a network cable, yes that's our idea of romance :) Anyway, her
brother who knows about these things has tried to get the 2 machines to
recognize each other but with no luck. I have trawled the Net for info & it
seems he has done everything correctly, and I've also downloaded all the
updates that I've been to lazy to get because I saw on one site that the
original W98 had a bug (no, really!) that prevented networks from running
correctly. Still no joy! This is not using a hub, just a straight lead from
one box to the other. What I am hoping for is that anyone reading this might
have had similar problems and can offer me a solution, or perhaps a piece of
software that will set up the network wizard style.
TIA

K
kev.skindrill at bigfoot.com
www.skindrill.freeserve.co.uk

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