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I need a fast connection between 2 PC's. One has Win98 and the other
WinXP. How must I configure TCP/IP to make is work?

Do I need DNS, DHCP, WINS, GateWay, NetBIOS?

Gert Baars wrote:

I need a fast connection between 2 PC's. One has Win98 and the other
WinXP. How must I configure TCP/IP to make is work?

Do I need DNS, DHCP, WINS, GateWay, NetBIOS?

You don't need any of that for a bare connection.

Define "fast."

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Gert Baars wrote:

I need a fast connection between 2 PC's. One has Win98 and the other
WinXP. How must I configure TCP/IP to make is work?

Do I need DNS, DHCP, WINS, GateWay, NetBIOS?

You don't need any of that for a bare connection.

Define "fast."

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I need a fast connection between 2 PC's. One has Win98 and the other
WinXP. How must I configure TCP/IP to make is work?

Do I need DNS, DHCP, WINS, GateWay, NetBIOS?

In a Windows 98/XP workgroup network:

1. DNS is only used for Internet access.

2. DHCP is optional for use in assigning IP addresses. There would
have to be a device that runs a DHCP server on the network, such as an
ICS host or broadband router. Without a DHCP server, you have two
choices:

a. Let the computers automatically assign themselves IP addresses.
This will slow down Windows startup by about one minute.

b. Manually assign IP addresses to the computers.

3. WINS isn't used at all.

4. The default gateway is only used for Internet access.

5. NetBIOS is required for file and printer sharing.

In a typical home network with a broadband router, the router's DHCP
server makes all of the necessary TCP/IP settings.
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In article , Gert Baars
wrote:
I need a fast connection between 2 PC's. One has Win98 and the other
WinXP. How must I configure TCP/IP to make is work?

Do I need DNS, DHCP, WINS, GateWay, NetBIOS?

In a Windows 98/XP workgroup network:

1. DNS is only used for Internet access.

2. DHCP is optional for use in assigning IP addresses. There would
have to be a device that runs a DHCP server on the network, such as an
ICS host or broadband router. Without a DHCP server, you have two
choices:

a. Let the computers automatically assign themselves IP addresses.
This will slow down Windows startup by about one minute.

b. Manually assign IP addresses to the computers.

3. WINS isn't used at all.

4. The default gateway is only used for Internet access.

5. NetBIOS is required for file and printer sharing.

In a typical home network with a broadband router, the router's DHCP
server makes all of the necessary TCP/IP settings.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
In article , Gert Baars
wrote:

I need a fast connection between 2 PC's. One has Win98 and the other
WinXP. How must I configure TCP/IP to make is work?

Do I need DNS, DHCP, WINS, GateWay, NetBIOS?


In a Windows 98/XP workgroup network:

1. DNS is only used for Internet access.

2. DHCP is optional for use in assigning IP addresses. There would
have to be a device that runs a DHCP server on the network, such as an
ICS host or broadband router. Without a DHCP server, you have two
choices:

a. Let the computers automatically assign themselves IP addresses.
This will slow down Windows startup by about one minute.

b. Manually assign IP addresses to the computers.

3. WINS isn't used at all.

4. The default gateway is only used for Internet access.

5. NetBIOS is required for file and printer sharing.

In a typical home network with a broadband router, the router's DHCP
server makes all of the necessary TCP/IP settings.

Thank you for reply. I have only DHCP and NetBIOS enabled.
In WinXP under IP settings it says DHCP Enabled with no
SubnetMask and no Gateway.
Under DNS there are no serveradresses but by default
the options that are set are
-Append primary ...
-Append parent ...
and
-Register the connections adresses...........

Under WINS LMHOSTS and NetBIOS is enabled only.

This computers startup and shutdown time still are about
a minute slower then normal.

The Win98 PC shutdown time is a little slower then normal.

The network seems to work fine.

Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
In article , Gert Baars
wrote:

I need a fast connection between 2 PC's. One has Win98 and the other
WinXP. How must I configure TCP/IP to make is work?

Do I need DNS, DHCP, WINS, GateWay, NetBIOS?


In a Windows 98/XP workgroup network:

1. DNS is only used for Internet access.

2. DHCP is optional for use in assigning IP addresses. There would
have to be a device that runs a DHCP server on the network, such as an
ICS host or broadband router. Without a DHCP server, you have two
choices:

a. Let the computers automatically assign themselves IP addresses.
This will slow down Windows startup by about one minute.

b. Manually assign IP addresses to the computers.

3. WINS isn't used at all.

4. The default gateway is only used for Internet access.

5. NetBIOS is required for file and printer sharing.

In a typical home network with a broadband router, the router's DHCP
server makes all of the necessary TCP/IP settings.

Thank you for reply. I have only DHCP and NetBIOS enabled.
In WinXP under IP settings it says DHCP Enabled with no
SubnetMask and no Gateway.
Under DNS there are no serveradresses but by default
the options that are set are
-Append primary ...
-Append parent ...
and
-Register the connections adresses...........

Under WINS LMHOSTS and NetBIOS is enabled only.

This computers startup and shutdown time still are about
a minute slower then normal.

The Win98 PC shutdown time is a little slower then normal.

The network seems to work fine.