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re: Networking Problem
Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 9:43 pm
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Posted by bob wells (1351 messages posted)


Mike,

I don't understand why you would want to Network 2 problem PC's together.  Fix one 
first.

Reminds me of a Doublemint Gum Commercial 

Double your pleasere, double your fun--------------!

This link contains some good Networking tips.

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

Lots of options.

BW



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On Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 2:40 pm, Mike McCarthy wrote:
>I am trying to link up my two problem compaq's with a cross cable. I have run into
>a couple of snags.
>1. When I go to share the drives, opening up Windows Explorer and right clicking
>on the C drive icon, I should see a sharing to click on but do not see this on either
>computer.All I see is Explore, Open,Find, Format, Create Shortcut, Properties. I
>have followed instructions from DUXCW.com. Any ideas ?
>2. One computer has a 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10/100MB TX Ethernet NIC (3c905b-TX)
>card.It does say Ethernet Adapter. The other computer has Ethernet controllor. Is
>this the same as an adaptor. It is an Intel 21143/2 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller.
>
>Both machines are windows 98.
>Thanks again.
>Mike




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Networking Problem (Mike McCarthy: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 2:40 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]
-Networking Problem (Mike McCarthy: Sat, Jul 26, 2008, 2:40 pm)
*re: Networking Problem (gewg_: Sat, Jul 26, 2008, 5:14 pm)
*re: Networking Problem (bob wells: Sat, Jul 26, 2008, 9:43 pm)
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