re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP system with a Windows 98 system over a Crossover Cable Network'
Saturday, March 8, 2003 at 6:34 am
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Posted by Christiaan
(1 messages posted)
Typical how MS says this.
My problem was fixed, but not by a hub.
It turned out to be incompatible LAN-card. Didn't work in Win98.
Re-inserted my old 3Com and viola!
XP and Win98 are very good able to communicate with a cross-over.
My great question rises from these threads:
--> Why are there so many different answers and solutions, while they conflict eachother.
It seems that many things work for some cases, but sometimes it doesn't. Strange.
I didn't have to use any LAN setup diskette for my Win98. It just worked super.
Define ISP on LAN-card 1
Define local range on LAN-card 2
Enable Internet sharing on the main PC
There we go!
:)
On Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 12:22 am, MGDodge wrote:
>Copied and pasted this from support.microsoft.com, I think it might have reference
>to your problem:
>
>"If the network cabling is twisted-pair (RJ-45), you must use a hub or concentrator.
>Windows 98 does not support direct connections of RJ-45 cable between computers."
>
>URL is http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q192534
>text is found in step 8 of this guide.
>
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