Networking question
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Hi all, At home I want to connect atleast two to three PC's to test DCOM objects. Right now I have a PC with winXP and other win95. The computer with winXP is connected with 100Mbits internet connection. Now my question is what hardware and software do I need so that I can build my own LAN. Further I have network cards on both computers. I would appreciate if someone can help me in this regards. thanks in advance regards /rsasalm
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Hi all, At home I want to connect atleast two to three PC's to test DCOM objects. Right now I have a PC with winXP and other win95. The computer with winXP is connected with 100Mbits internet connection. Now my question is what hardware and software do I need so that I can build my own LAN. Further I have network cards on both computers. I would appreciate if someone can help me in this regards. thanks in advance regards /rsasalm
Assuming the network card in the Win95 PC is 10BASET or 100 BASET, you will need a network hub and one network cable for each PC. The networking software is already available as part of the operating systems for both but may need to be installed. Set them up with a common workgroup, or, if your XP system is a domain controller, you can set the Win95 PC up as a domain user. Those are the basic requirements. Sounds like you have much of what you need already. Good luck.
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Hi all, At home I want to connect atleast two to three PC's to test DCOM objects. Right now I have a PC with winXP and other win95. The computer with winXP is connected with 100Mbits internet connection. Now my question is what hardware and software do I need so that I can build my own LAN. Further I have network cards on both computers. I would appreciate if someone can help me in this regards. thanks in advance regards /rsasalm
Well, if you are going to use Peer to Peer network, that you don't even need to have a hub/switch. All you need to do is create a workgroup, and add both PC's to it. Another thing would be is to decide on what IP address to use. In my network I use private static IP's 10.x.x.x (and they should have same SubNet mask), but this won't work if you are going to connect to the internet! In case of using DHCP, things get a bit more complicated, due to DHCP configuration. Venet. -------- Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
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Well, if you are going to use Peer to Peer network, that you don't even need to have a hub/switch. All you need to do is create a workgroup, and add both PC's to it. Another thing would be is to decide on what IP address to use. In my network I use private static IP's 10.x.x.x (and they should have same SubNet mask), but this won't work if you are going to connect to the internet! In case of using DHCP, things get a bit more complicated, due to DHCP configuration. Venet. -------- Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
Well, if you are going to use Peer to Peer network, that you don't even need to have a hub/switch. With no switch you need a crossover cable to switch the TX and RX signals to the appropriate pins. Also, you need a switch as soon as you want to add a third PC.
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Well, if you are going to use Peer to Peer network, that you don't even need to have a hub/switch. With no switch you need a crossover cable to switch the TX and RX signals to the appropriate pins. Also, you need a switch as soon as you want to add a third PC.