I have two PCs Pentium 3 with WinXp OS. I want to network both so as to use the LAN on both of the systems.?
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best and cost effective way is to get a wireless router and wireless card for your computers.  Settinp up a network should be easy once you configure your router.  \n\nWindows gives options depending on you want to configure your network, but you do need win XP pro on one of the computer which will serve as the server though....
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Depends. Do you want wireless or cable?\n\nCable: Get two network cards and plug one in each computer, connecting it to the motherboard. Then a crossover cable to connect the computers using wires.\n\nWireless: You will need one wireless router (cable or ADSL (BT, etc)) and two wireless usb adapters.\n\n:-)
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Yes, there is a way...\nIn 'Network Connections' folder you will find 'Network Setup Wisard'.\nRun it and follow instructions. It really works.\nRun it on both computers. It solves the exact problem.
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if you have a crossover cable already made (the question appears to indicate so), and you are running XP on both machines, you need to set a static IP address different for each computer but in the same range (i.e. 10.0.1.1 and 10.0.1.2) then set the subnet mask the same on both (i.e. 255.255.255.0) \n\nNext you need to share a directory on one of the two systems (by default there is a directory setup called Shared Documents when you run the configure network wizard), and the only caution is don't share the root.\n\nFor simplicity since these systems appear not to be "online" at the time, disable the firewall on each system.\n\nLastly open My Computer and in the address bar type in &#92;&#92;10.0.1.1 (or whatever the address is of the system you are trying to contact) and you should see the shared directories listed.\n\nThere are other details that might need to be addressed depending on your setup/circumstances, but with the lack of details, this should head you in the right direction.
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In this case two types.\n\n1.If you have HUb or Switch, use Stright cables,i.e CAT5or Cat 6 Ethernet cables, enable Netbiew protocal,go to mynetwork place,my nearest computer,then u can see the second computer.\n2.use crossover Ethernet Cable, connected pc to pc.\nenable Netbiew protocal.
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If they both have Ethernet RJ-45 jacks (network cards installed) then all you have to do is get a pier-to-pier cable and plug them both in.  No other hardware is required. \n\nThis cable is special in that the transmit and receive wires are switched on one end, so what one computer transmits, the other one receives, and vice versa. \n\nPlug them in and run the network setup wizard - you'll be in business.
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If you are using Windows XP, then you can enable ICS, (Internet Connection Sharing) and you won't have to purchase any hardware. You may need additional cable to attach the other computers to the one with the internet connection. This link provides info on how to enable ICS.\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/crawford_02july01.mspx
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Simple buy a eathernet cable and connect 2 computers as LAN. Server will be your old computer and use your Laptop for regular usage.
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YOU CAN INSTALL BOTH OPERATING SYSTEMS WINXP AND WIN98. BUT FIRST INSTAL WIN98 AND THEN INSTALL WINXP.YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL WIN98 ALREADY WINXP IS INSTALLED.BOTH THE OPERATING SYSTEMS WILL WORK
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Have patience, run Network Configuration Wizard, restart the computer. MAKE SURE YOU SET THE SAME WORKGROUP NAME FOR BOTH STATIONS!! Otherwise it will take Windows forever to change recognize it after you have changed it. But just have patience, once Windows XP came along networking got just a little bit harder to get started as opposed to WIN98.
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Here is a really good link to these and all types of computer questions.  I have been a long time member.  It is easy to network if you have Windows XP.  Go to your help section and type in networking.  You should have a network wizard that leads you though.  Otherwise go to this link and ask on the network section of forum.
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XP Home doesn't have the Remote Desktop server capability.  XP Home can be a client (controlling an XP Pro machine), but it can't be a server (being controlled by another machine).  For that, you can use a program like VNC, free from http://www.realvnc.com . \n\nThese tips should help you get the computers to see each other: \n\n\n1. If the computers run the original or SP1 versions of Windows XP, disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem connection to the Internet.  If they run SP2, enable the exception for file and printer sharing in the Windows Firewall.  Disable and un-install all \nother firewall programs while troubleshooting.  When un-installing a firewall program, use the un-install procedure provided by the \nmanufacturer .  Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not completely un-install it. \n\n\nFor more information, see: \n\n\nWindows XP Internet Connection Firewall \nhttp://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm \n\n\n2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing.  If the network needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all but one of them.  Details here: \n\n\nWindows XP Network Protocols \nhttp://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm \n\n\n3.  Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers. Details here: \n\n\nEnable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT) \nhttp://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm \n\n\n4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the beginning of the output.  If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem.  It means that the computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a peer-to-peer network, for NetBIOS name resolution. \n\n\nIf that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key: \n\n\n   HLM&#92;System&#92;CurrentControlSet&#92;Services&#92;Netbt&#92;Parameters \n\n\nand delete these values if they're present: \n\n\n   NodeType \n   DhcpNodeType \n\n\nReboot, then try network access again. \n\n\nIf that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for "Mixed". \n\n\nFor details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: \n\n\nDefault Node Type for Microsoft Clients \nhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177 \n\n\nTCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP \nhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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u can do it with diffrent devices\nthe best way is make a network bye connecting this two  computer to each other , u can contact me to explain u more
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Easy!! What you need is just a crossed network cable (It's not the same as usual UTF5 cable in just that the TX and RX are swaped. Connect them together (I suppose than your machines already have LAN cards installed). And then follow network configuration wizard in Windows XP (something named like "setup network connection" in control panel).
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you just need an ethernet network card in each pc and just connect with a crossover cable...........all cheap stuff........10-15 quid the lot          try this        http://www.homenethelp.com/web/diagram/crossover.asp
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You need to set one up as the master, the second as a slave.  You will need them to be connected to each other, either by wireless or hard wired.  - Wireless is best!\n\nThen use the WinXP home network wizard.\n\nGood luck - and dont worry it never works correctly first time!!
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There is no easy way to do it.\n\nThe only way I can think of would be to create a bootable network floppy disk to give you DOS access to the network, then you can map a drive to another PC and run the windows XP installation from there... Network install. It will work but you'll have to use a full version of XP.