Home file server?

I was wondering exactly how difficult it is to create a simple
peer-to-peer share via Windows 98SE. I was told it's as simple as
connecting two computers via ethernet cards and a hub, but I wanted to
be sure.

My plan here is to replace my current 350mHz computer with a second
hand machine 400mHz+ and strip this one down and put four 120gb drives
in it ... basically, just share all four drives in this box, via the
peer-to-peer, and use it as a file dump for the "new" main machine.

Before I invest money in used parts and time junking it all together,
though, I wanted to see how feasable it is ;-)

Any replies greatly appreciated ... thanks!

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

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Carey

"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I was wondering exactly how difficult it is to create a simple
> peer-to-peer share via Windows 98SE. I was told it's as simple as
> connecting two computers via ethernet cards and a hub, but I wanted to
> be sure.
>
> My plan here is to replace my current 350mHz computer with a second
> hand machine 400mHz+ and strip this one down and put four 120gb drives
> in it ... basically, just share all four drives in this box, via the
> peer-to-peer, and use it as a file dump for the "new" main machine.
>
> Before I invest money in used parts and time junking it all together,
> though, I wanted to see how feasable it is ;-)
>
> Any replies greatly appreciated ... thanks!

It's very feasible and almost that easy. There are a few things you need to
be sure you do correctly, and these sites will help guide you along the way:

http://www.wown.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/


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"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) m...
>I was wondering exactly how difficult it is to create a simple
> peer-to-peer share via Windows 98SE. I was told it's as simple as
> connecting two computers via ethernet cards and a hub, but I wanted to
> be sure.
>
> My plan here is to replace my current 350mHz computer with a second
> hand machine 400mHz+ and strip this one down and put four 120gb drives
> in it ... basically, just share all four drives in this box, via the
> peer-to-peer, and use it as a file dump for the "new" main machine.
>
> Before I invest money in used parts and time junking it all together,
> though, I wanted to see how feasable it is ;-)
>
> Any replies greatly appreciated ... thanks!