re: Unable to set up home network between WinXP and WIN98SE PCs
Monday, June 16, 2003 at 10:39 am
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Posted by Dan Colardeau
(3 messages posted)
Wow guys, uh sorry i didnt respond earlier, ive been busy. I never got Windows 2000
based gateways to accept windows 98 clients. But if i find a way to ill let you know,
cause my windows 98 system is no more. i got a new pc with windows 2000 cause i built
it and i hate XP
On Monday, June 16, 2003 at 4:27 am, chris wrote:
>
>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:)
>
>
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