"lance" wrote in
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Hey Folks,

I know pretty much nothing about networking. I have 2 pcs on win98se
I'd like to swap data between.

Both have Ethernet cards and work with my new belkin wireless router
which is used mostly
for my vista laptop. I understand from reading posts the vista machine
wouldn't interface with the other machines anyway so getting the 98ses
connecting is the goal right now.

Is there a simple way to link the two computers?
What do I need to get this done.

Thanks so much in advance.

Here's how I setup my WIN98SE network:
http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/simple.htm

My setup is similar except I use a switch rather than an ethernet
crossover cable due to having three PC's in my network.

I have a dialup adapter in each of my three PC's. In Control Panel
Network applet I bind the netBEUI protocol to the ethernet adapter and
File & Printer Sharing. I bind my dialup adapter to TCP/IP.

If you need a good book I recommend: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home
Networking ISBN: 078973205X.

If you need ethernet cable I recommend Cyberguys. That's where I buy all
my cables. Price and service is excellent.

Good Luck.

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Mark