getting the best from Network Neighbourhood; how to?

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a source for getting the Networking
capabilities of NN to operate properly between two
computers running Windows 95 and 98. For example, I gather
one has to act as the server, but how do I do that? At the
moment neither computer can see a network. Network
properties are not available for either, and the Entire
Network has nothing in it. How do I put something in it? I
want to end up with a small network, where Bill and Jim's
computers are visible on the NN window along with their
shared printer, so Bill and Jim can both share desktops,
programs, files, folders etc., as occurs in the office.
Where do we go from here? Thanks in advance. frangepan.

frangepan wrote:

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a source for getting the Networking
capabilities of NN to operate properly between two
computers running Windows 95 and 98. For example, I gather
one has to act as the server, but how do I do that? At the
moment neither computer can see a network. Network
properties are not available for either, and the Entire
Network has nothing in it. How do I put something in it? I
want to end up with a small network, where Bill and Jim's
computers are visible on the NN window along with their
shared printer, so Bill and Jim can both share desktops,
programs, files, folders etc., as occurs in the office.
Where do we go from here? Thanks in advance. frangepan.

here is a good place to start
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/networking/
-max

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