re: Unable to set up home network between WinXP and WIN98SE PCs
Monday, June 16, 2003 at 4:27 am
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Posted by chris
(2 messages posted)
Hello,
Just a few useful things.
English is not my native language but I will try to explain.
First Windows was and will never be a os for setting up a gateway a router or even
the simpliest home network.
Asume:
Win xp as a gateway with a broadband connection and a win98 client.
First the Lan for filesharing and print.
That is just 1 minute to set up.
Set:
In tcp/ip
Xp lan card: ip:192.168.0.1
subnetmask goes automatic if you click 255.255.255.0
Netbios: check with tcp/ip
Left alla the other settings to deafault or blank.
Win98:
In tcp/ip
win98 lan card:ip:192.168.0.2
subnetmask:255.255.255.0
dns: 192.168.0.1
gateway: 192.168.0.1
For Ics you have no hope to set up.
Because windows are foolish.
The only way to do that is with the damned conection wizard. Then when promt take
the floppy provided and run the programm to win98.
There is no other choice to have ics with xp. That is why must be a network bridge,
the dhcp must be running and there is no way to assign a static ip adress to pcs
in your local network with xp as a gateway where is assigned by the foolish Bill
the 192.168.0.1 ip adress by the foolish network wizard.
And somthing to help you with a broadband connection with an ethernet card tha assined
a ip adress from your provider.
Windows xp have support for DSl PPPoE conection. Ouaaaaaaaaaou. But they forgot to
write a simple script to not trying to assign an ip adress to the ethernet tha is
usede by your dsl connection. That ends with a 3 minutes(my god) delay on star up
looking for an ip adress to assign in the lan ethernet while there is no need for
it. I have not see anything so foolish as that in my whole career.
So just put an ip adress in the lan that you use for your broadband conection if
you dont want to wait 3 minutes before windows realise tha there is no matter what
adress to assign in hte ethernet that used by a connection that gots ip adress from
your provider.
No matter what ip you provide the next time you boot you dont have to wait "a day"
before you establish your broadband connection that needs half second.
Good work bill continue entertaining us:)
On Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 1:41 pm, MajorBaldspot wrote:
>Stop being so cheap and pay 40 bucks for a serviceman to come out and set it up
for
>you!
>
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