re: Networking a win 95 to an XP machine
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at 9:50 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Francis
(1 messages posted)
Win 95 doesn't support networking in TCP/IP. It has to be Win 98 SE or newer versions
of Windows OS.
Cheers,
Francis
On Monday, February 25, 2002 at 10:05 am, John wrote:
>I had the same problem initially but now it's solved!
>Only proviso to that is that I have a Win95b machine.
>Here's how:
>
>Use the IPX/SPX protocol. It's specifically for this use. Disable Netbui. M/S discontinued
>it's use for good reason!
>
>The key in doing this is that in the Properties / Advanced tab / Frame Type must
>be set to Ethernet 802.3 (I don't know if this is pertinent to the actual network
>card, however...) Without this it won't work.
>
>Also initially remove the tick from the TCP/IP check box on the XP machine (you'll
>need it later for ICS, but get it out of the way while getting the network to work)
>
>The Win95 to XP connection can still be intermittent, but Disabling and Enabling
>the connection on the XP sometimes jump-starts it again, otherwise a re-boot.
>
>Now, I have done file transfers in both directions. Today I even managed to print
>directly from the Win95 to the usb connected printer on my XP machine. The wonders
>of technology! Thanks, Bill!!
>
>Now to try and make ICS work from the Win95 --- anyone know if it's possible? I'm
>not getting any response at the moment.
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