This might help... re: Networking a win 95 to an XP machine
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 12:48 am
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Posted by RetroFit
(1 messages posted)
This might help. I have three computers: two xp's and a 95b. I used to have it set
up so that the two xp's could see each other and the 95 and one of the xp's could
see each other. I also had them all using ICS for my dial up(he he, I know).
YES, WIN95 DOES NETWORK WITH XP, WORKS WITH ICS, SHARES FILES AND PRINTERS WITH XP,
AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS... OK...
well, anyway, just thought we would get that out in the open... :)
Now then. Im not saying that this is the ultmate solution, but it worked great in
my situation... sorry this is so late. you all probably have it figured out. anyway.
i had the three mechines hooked up with patch cables to an old linksys hub(nothing
fancy). I used the "network setup wizard" on the two xp mechines and got them working
pretty easy. now, when you use ICS, the internet conection mechine is assigned 192.168.0.1
automaticlly. then other mechines on the network that are setup to use the shared
connection are assigned by that mechine. before we go I notice that someone was saying
to use the xp network wizard on 95 IT DONT WORK PERIOD... so, i fooled around with
my 95 mechine a while and finally got it working. I added the 192.168.0.1 address
as a gateway, and a dns server on the 95 mechine. suddenly. that xp mechine and the
95 were sharing internet, files, and the printer :) it was great... now im trying
to get it all to work with the router and all... all the mechines have internet access,
but the 95 and the xp's dont see each other. the 95 responds to pinging, but the
xp's arent answering the 95's pings... it has to be some kinda security thing...
well, im going to keep trying... hope this helps
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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