Hi, I have a Win98 PC (which doesn't have internet) and a WinXP (Home
Edition) PC (which does have internet) and I want to connect them up in
a network with a cable (preferably Ethernet) so that the Win98 PC can
access the Internet through the WinXP PC.

How do I do this?

The Inte®net Devil wrote:

If it's broadband, just get a consumer type router, hook them both up to
the ports. If it's dialup, a router is a good way to go but they're hard
to find that supports diaup. So I'd just use a crossover ethernet cable
and set up Internet connection sharing. Look in the help files on the XP
machine for more details, it's easy to do.

Rôgêr wrote:
subject: "Networking Newbie" please could you explain.

Modem->reuter->Pc's (external hw)
Both Pc's require ethernet connections. Pc's would be internet independant

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Are you on broadband or dialup connection?

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MrGrumpy wrote:

Then the best way is connect modem to a reuter (Allthough certain ASDL
modems have an inbuilt reuter)
then from reuter, using ethernet cables to the PC's ethernet port
If PC's dont have an ethernet port, then you need an ethernet card.
You can go wireless, its just more expensive and you need to be sure to
enforce/ enable security
PS if you're on ntl surely its cable?

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MrGrumpy wrote:

MrGrumpy wrote:
up ICC Sharing because the ADSL acts like a dial up except the phone
number is 0

The Inte®net Devil wrote:

Look on your ADSL modem and see if there's more ports for more
computers. If there's just the one ethernet port for a computer, you
need a router. Go to any computer shop/electronics playground and
explain to the sales people that you have DSL and want a router to share
the Internet. No need to spend big bucks on it. I've used some pretty
cheap-ass routers that worked just fine and some expensive ones that
were troublesome. And vice versa.

Rôgêr wrote:
the time)

The Inte®net Devil wrote:

That will work, but it sucks. The main computer has to be on for the
second one to have internet, and weird problems crop up. Just go buy a
router.

Rôgêr wrote:

Rôgêr wrote:
an ethernet cable, will I have to do abything else?

The Inte®net Devil wrote:

Since I never set up ICS for high speed internet (dialup, yes), I've not
had that much experience with the problems. But I frequently see people
posting about one machine will connect but the other won't, can't get
file sharing to work, can't go to secure sites, premature balding, that
sort of thing. You can try ICS and see if it works, but the router is
the best way and it's only $25-$50 for a lot of peace of mind.

The Inte®net Devil wrote:

Your original post said "preferably ethernet". Sheesh. See if the modem
has both USB and ethernet, use the ethernet (it's more reliable). If it
doesn't have both, you can either:

1. Set up ICS with a crossover cable and hope for the best.
2. Get an ADSL modem that *does* have ethernet and get a router.
3. Get an ADSL modem that has a built in router.

The Inte®net Devil wrote:

No. But a standard ethernet cable will not work, it needs to be a
crossover. No big deal to get a crossover cable though.

OMG you say you are a newbie, you come here and asks questions, they give
you the simplest and easiest and best answer and you don't want to do it.
SHEEESH! Go buy a router, spend 10mins setting it up, then enjoy the
internet on both computers.

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The Inte®net Devil wrote:
You can do what you sed, but it isn't the best way. I have used ICS to
connect two computers, one of which was connected to the internet. When
I did it, #1 which had 2 NICs network interface cards was ethernet
connected to a cable modem and #2 was ICSed to #1. Both of the
computers were using W98se. If you are going to use ICS, your Win98
install must be Win98 second edition, not plain Win98. That is, ICS is
for Win98se and above. I've done it, but I don't think you should do
it.

You said later that you are USB to the ADSL modem with the XP. You can
connect W98se to WXP via an ethernet cable and enable ICS and the W98
can also use the internet and the W98 and WXP can printer and fileshare.

What you *should* do is to buy a little NAT sharing device and be
connected to the ADSL modem by ethernet instead of USB. You will have
to use the NAT device if you are only Win98 not SE.

You need to clarify what is your ADSL product name and number, whether
each computer is ethernet able, if the WXP has 2 ethernet ports, if the
W98 is SE, and if there are any distance or other physical
considerations between the two boxes.

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Mike Easter wrote:
That's wrong. It will be your WXP which will be sharing. It can ICS
with W98. The W98 won't be the one sharing.


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