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January 17th, 2005 00:00
In home network for two dell computers
I have an aging Dell Dimension 733 mhz computer that does not have an ethernet card. I has windows 98 on it. I justy purchased a new 3ghz dell 4600 machine and I have DSL on it. I am looking to hook up the old machine on a network and run them both off the same DSL line. Is this possible? What would I need to do this. I am thinking IO need an 10/100 enet card for the 733 machine and some sort of router. Also, If this will work, should I use a wireless router. Will I be able to run XP on the new machine and still be able to run 98 on the older machine?
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volcano11
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January 17th, 2005 00:00
The best thing to do would be to install a PCI 10/100 ethernet adapter on the 733 machine. You can find them for less than $10 after rebate at places like Cirucuit City, BestBuy, OfficeMax, Office Depot, CompUSA. Then you will need a router ethernet routers for wired ethernet connections can be found for about $20. If you decide to go wireless, you will need a wireless router and a wireless network card in the computer that you want to connect through a wireless connection. It is always best to have at least one machine connect to the router through a wired ethernet port so you can still access the router to configure the wireless network and troubleshoot in case something goes wrong witht the wireless router. Different versions of Windows is a non-issue, as the Windows version is transparent to the network.
Steve
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January 17th, 2005 01:00
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January 17th, 2005 01:00
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January 19th, 2005 00:00
I have the same setup - XP and 98 machines - with a wireless router, a wireless network adapter for the XP, and a LAN Ethernet for the 98.
I ran the network wizard on both machines. Although the XP machine knows about the 98 machine (it shows up in the "view workgroup computers" window), attempting to access it results in an error: \\machine not accessible. You might not have permissions to access ....
From the 98 machine I don't see the XP machine at all.
Clearly I have some fundamental issues here. Any ideas why I can't seem to set up these peers?
Thanks - Dave
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January 19th, 2005 00:00
prescottsmith,
It is always difficult to answer more than one question in the same thread. Even though your problems may seem similar to the original poster's, they may not be, and things can quickly get confusing. In the future, please post a new message to start a new thread, rather than intruding on someone else's thread.
The main reasons that Windows XP and Windows 98/ME networks have trouble are due to the following:
1. Make sure all computers are in the same workgroup and have unique names on the network
2. Make sure all firewalls are disabled while setting things up. In particular make sure that Windows XP's built-in firewall is disabled on the local area connection for Windows XP SP1, or, if you have XP SP2, make sure that File and Printer Sharing is checked off on the Exceptions tab of the Windows firewall. If you have a third party firewall running on any computer, either disable these firewalls until you get things set up, or make sure the firewall(s) is configured to allow local network traffic.
3. Make sure the NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
4. Make sure File and Printer Sharing is enabled on all computers, and that drives and/or folders have been designated as shared resources.
5. If the Windows 98/ME computers have Client for Microsoft Networks as the primary network logon, make sure that the proper username and password are entered when these machines boot. If Windows logon is the primary network logon, make sure that either a null password is used or that the correct password is used when booting these computers. Hitting the cancel button at the password prompt may prevent network connectivity.
Steve