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"Networking Two Computers."

Just bought Broadband, and I want to make two computers into a network so they can both be connected. How do I do this? Do I need Ethernet cards in both? Do I need a wire? How much is a reasonable price to pay for these?

Yup, that worked, thanks.

Are you using a gay proxy or proper NAT/Internet Connection Sharing?

OE could be configured to "always use this connection for sending and recieving". It's some gayness used by evil ISPs. Try accounts->Properties->Connection and see if the "always use my gay ISP's connection" box is checked. If it is, uncheck it.

I'm back!

Ok, another problem. On the downstairs computer I can get my e-mails from Outlook Express, through the broadband, but upstairs it keeps asking for me to connect through a dial-up, even after I have checked the box 'Never dial a connection.' How do I fix this? Zone Alarm is gone.

Ok, and I should save them as picture files or something similar then.

Sdrawkcab wrote:
> YES!!!!!!!!! It worked! This is me posting from the upstairs
> computer!
>
> Ok, that's internet shared, now how do I share peripherals?
>
> I have a scanner, that works in Windows 98, but not in XP. If I put it
> on the upstairs computer, and then put it onto the network, which I
> don't know how to do, will I be able to use it from downstairs? Or, if
> not, could I scan it onto the upstairs computer and then send it down
> and open it there?


I don't think so. For one OS on one computer to use a device attached to another it still needs drivers for it, which takes you back to square one. Your best bet in that situation is scan the photos, save them as files, dump them in a shared directory and access them accross Network Neighbourhood.

Might be worthwhile getting a broadband router, thats what I have got and find it much better than using one computer as the server with the internet connection.
Also keeps the speed up for all machines.

The internet is notably slower, however.

YES!!!!!!!!! It worked! This is me posting from the upstairs computer!

Ok, that's internet shared, now how do I share peripherals?

I have a scanner, that works in Windows 98, but not in XP. If I put it on the upstairs computer, and then put it onto the network, which I don't know how to do, will I be able to use it from downstairs? Or, if not, could I scan it onto the upstairs computer and then send it down and open it there?

When I shut down Zone Alarm Pro, the proper screen came up!

I was right, you do share the internet connection, not the other way around. Take a look at:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/
xp_ics/serverbroadband.htm