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Setting up TCP/IP network between Win 95 and Win 98
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>>I want to setup a TCP/IP network between my Windows 95 and Windows 98 machines, but I'm not sure what to do. My Windows 95 machine has an ISDN card that I use to connect to the Internet, and I want to sharee that connection with my Windows 98 machine.
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>>I have Ethernet cards installed in both machines, connected by a hub. But I'm having trouble finding info on setting up TCP/IP. Can anyone point me to a book or on-line source? TIA.
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>Hi Chris,
>You won't be able to do what you want using Win95 because 95 won't act as a router. You can have the same setup and use NT to route TCP/IP from an internal network to your external (ISDN) network. If your ISDN connection is a static IP address then it is very easy. If you get a dynamic IP address from your ISP then you have to install something like Proxy server to route. If this is an option there is a great NT FAQ at www.ntfaq.com that answers this question and many more.
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>HTH.

Thanks for responding. I was able to get things working, mostly *g*. The network kit I bought had some software included that lets me share the ISDN connection. I got that working. Now for the problem. My Windows 95 machine (the one with the ISDN card) can see the Windows 98 machine in Network Neighborhood, but the 98 machine can't see the 95 machine. I can use the Internet connection from the 98 machine, and I can ping the 95 machine, but I can't see it in network neighborhood. I'm stumped.
Chris McCandless
Red Sky Software
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