PDA

View Full Version : Win98-WinXP!!!

DazRstars
03-27-2003, 06:34 AM
I've just bought a new computer and have put Windows XP Home edition on it. The other computer on the other side of the wall is running on Windows 98 Second Addition.

Last night I put a network card in the one with Windows 98 on and hooked it up to my onboard network on the PC with XP on. Can I network the two computers while they are running on different operating systems?

If I can then any ideas what I could have not done?
Rick
03-27-2003, 07:28 AM
First Make sure the Cable you are using is a Cross Over cable
Unless you have a Hub or Router between them

Second make sure you have the Network and or work group setup correctly
Budfred
03-27-2003, 09:27 PM
And the answer is: yes you can...:)
deddard
03-28-2003, 05:19 AM
Hi. There's a few things that can go wrong with mixed OS networks - I had the same problem myself. try this:

Networking XP and 98 (http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17192)
;)
DazRstars
03-28-2003, 09:43 PM
On my PC with XP on it says network cable unplugged! It isn't unplugged though! What is wrong? Any ideas?
Budfred
03-29-2003, 03:06 AM
Have you checked to make sure your NIC card is properly seated and that all connections are intact? A loose connection is one of the main reasons you might get that message.
sleddog
03-29-2003, 06:00 AM
Or you may be using the wrong cable, as Rick said. Or the network card in one machine is not installed correctly.
DazRstars
03-29-2003, 11:28 AM
There is a WOL cable with the network card I have for the other PC, can't find a socket for it on the motherboard though?
If u hadn't guessed my knowledge of networking it pretty bad.
Is the WOL cable essential?
sleddog
03-29-2003, 12:59 PM
No it is not essential.
DazRstars
03-29-2003, 09:11 PM
I can't c y it is not working! I have the cable plugged in, the one that is like the one u plug in to a modem except slightlty bigger, that is the one i should be using, right? The cable came with the network card. I have installed the drivers for the network card on the other computer. It just says the network cable is unplugged on this one, but itz not :-( I don't understand.
sleddog
03-29-2003, 10:48 PM
The cable which came with the network card is likely a "straight-through" cable. This may be used to attach to a hub or a switch.

As I understand it, you are connecting directly to another computer, correct? Doing this is called connecting two computers "back to back". In order to do it you need a different cable, called a "cross-over" cable.

A cross-over cable looks the same as a straight-through cable. It has the same connectors on the ends. BUT it is wired differently inside.

A cross-over cable may be bought (or made) at a local computer shop, or purchased online. If there is a local shop nearby, just ask them for a cross-over cable and they'll know exactly what you mean (unless there is a different term for it in Wales!).

Another solution would be to purchase a small hub. Then you would connect both the computers to the hub using straight-through network cables.
DazRstars
03-31-2003, 07:03 PM
I've ordered a crossover cable from ebuyer now, 5m so i can put my PC back where it was b4 and put my speaker back where it was.

Well thanx for that anyway... will post again in a few days or whenever I get the cable through the post to say whether or not it is working.