Trying to Connect 2 Computers, Please help :)

Hello,

I have 2 computers that Im trying to connect so we can
share our DSL connection. One computer has WinME and the
other has Win98. They both have network adapters and are
connected with network cable.

I tried using the home networking wizard on the WinME
system and everything seemed to work ok. I used the disk
it made on the Win98 and it told me everything was ready
to go. The problem is that I can't see the other computer
on either one. I can see it's own icon in the Network
Places but not the other.

Am I missing something? Can anyone offer some advice or
suggestions? I'd really like to have this set up soon.

Thank you for your help!
-Ben Bolduc

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:31:13 -0800, Ben Bolduc wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have 2 computers that Im trying to connect so we can
> share our DSL connection. One computer has WinME and the
> other has Win98. They both have network adapters and are
> connected with network cable.
>
> I tried using the home networking wizard on the WinME
> system and everything seemed to work ok. I used the disk
> it made on the Win98 and it told me everything was ready
> to go. The problem is that I can't see the other computer
> on either one. I can see it's own icon in the Network
> Places but not the other.
>
> Am I missing something? Can anyone offer some advice or
> suggestions? I'd really like to have this set up soon.
>
> Thank you for your help!
> -Ben Bolduc

Are you using the correct network cable? Computer to computer connections
as you described require the use of a "crossover" cable rather than a
sraight though network cable.

Did you install file and print sharing? Did you share anything? Can you
ping each computer from the other?

>-----Original Message-----
>On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:31:13 -0800, Ben Bolduc wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have 2 computers that Im trying to connect so we can
>> share our DSL connection. One computer has WinME and
the
>> other has Win98. They both have network adapters and
are
>> connected with network cable.
>>
>> I tried using the home networking wizard on the WinME
>> system and everything seemed to work ok. I used the
disk
>> it made on the Win98 and it told me everything was
ready
>> to go. The problem is that I can't see the other
computer
>> on either one. I can see it's own icon in the Network
>> Places but not the other.
>>
>> Am I missing something? Can anyone offer some advice
or
>> suggestions? I'd really like to have this set up soon.
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>> -Ben Bolduc
>
>Are you using the correct network cable? Computer to
computer connections
>as you described require the use of a "crossover" cable
rather than a
>sraight though network cable.
>
>Did you install file and print sharing? Did you share
anything? Can you
>ping each computer from the other?
>.
>I didn't realize I needed a special cable for a single
connection. Im using standard ethernet adapters (10/100
if that helps) and standard Cat 5 network cable.

I do have file sharing active and I dont know how to ping
the computers.

Thanks for your help, I look forward to your reply

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:50:39 -0800, <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:31:13 -0800, Ben Bolduc wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have 2 computers that Im trying to connect so we can
>>> share our DSL connection. One computer has WinME and
> the
>>> other has Win98. They both have network adapters and
> are
>>> connected with network cable.
>>>
>>> I tried using the home networking wizard on the WinME
>>> system and everything seemed to work ok. I used the
> disk
>>> it made on the Win98 and it told me everything was
> ready
>>> to go. The problem is that I can't see the other
> computer
>>> on either one. I can see it's own icon in the Network
>>> Places but not the other.
>>>
>>> Am I missing something? Can anyone offer some advice
> or
>>> suggestions? I'd really like to have this set up soon.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help!
>>> -Ben Bolduc
>>
>>Are you using the correct network cable? Computer to
> computer connections
>>as you described require the use of a "crossover" cable
> rather than a
>>sraight though network cable.
>>
>>Did you install file and print sharing? Did you share
> anything? Can you
>>ping each computer from the other?
>>.
>>I didn't realize I needed a special cable for a single
> connection. Im using standard ethernet adapters (10/100
> if that helps) and standard Cat 5 network cable.
>
> I do have file sharing active and I dont know how to ping
> the computers.
>
> Thanks for your help, I look forward to your reply

You need a "crossover" ethernet cable to connect directly the network card
of one computer to the network card of a second computer. You can use
straight through cables if you connect both computers to a HUB or switch
rather than directly to each other.

See here:
http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/dyi_crossover.htm
It is always more simple to buy rather than to make crossover cables.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:50:39 -0800,
<(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:31:13 -0800, Ben Bolduc wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have 2 computers that Im trying to connect so we
can
>>>> share our DSL connection. One computer has WinME and
>> the
>>>> other has Win98. They both have network adapters and
>> are
>>>> connected with network cable.
>>>>
>>>> I tried using the home networking wizard on the
WinME
>>>> system and everything seemed to work ok. I used the
>> disk
>>>> it made on the Win98 and it told me everything was
>> ready
>>>> to go. The problem is that I can't see the other
>> computer
>>>> on either one. I can see it's own icon in the
Network
>>>> Places but not the other.
>>>>
>>>> Am I missing something? Can anyone offer some advice
>> or
>>>> suggestions? I'd really like to have this set up
soon.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your help!
>>>> -Ben Bolduc
>>>
>>>Are you using the correct network cable? Computer to
>> computer connections
>>>as you described require the use of a "crossover"
cable
>> rather than a
>>>sraight though network cable.
>>>
>>>Did you install file and print sharing? Did you share
>> anything? Can you
>>>ping each computer from the other?
>>>.
>>>I didn't realize I needed a special cable for a single
>> connection. Im using standard ethernet adapters
(10/100
>> if that helps) and standard Cat 5 network cable.
>>
>> I do have file sharing active and I dont know how to
ping
>> the computers.
>>
>> Thanks for your help, I look forward to your reply
>
>You need a "crossover" ethernet cable to connect
directly the network card
>of one computer to the network card of a second
computer. You can use
>straight through cables if you connect both computers to
a HUB or switch
>rather than directly to each other.
>
>See here:
>http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/dyi_crossover.htm
>It is always more simple to buy rather than to make
crossover cables.
>.
>Thank you so much for your help, Ill go out and buy a
crossover cable tonight.

-Ben

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Ben Bolduc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:098201c3a79f$acaccbb0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> I have 2 computers that Im trying to connect so we can
> share our DSL connection. One computer has WinME and the
> other has Win98. They both have network adapters and are
> connected with network cable.
>
> I tried using the home networking wizard on the WinME
> system and everything seemed to work ok. I used the disk
> it made on the Win98 and it told me everything was ready
> to go. The problem is that I can't see the other computer
> on either one. I can see it's own icon in the Network
> Places but not the other.
>
> Am I missing something? Can anyone offer some advice or
> suggestions? I'd really like to have this set up soon.
>
> Thank you for your help!
> -Ben Bolduc
>