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Sharing Dialup Connection with XP and 98 SE

Mar 1, 2004 6:03AM PST

My question is a simple one - I know it's possible, a friend of mine did it in Atlanta. The HOST PC is an Emachines W1640 with...

Windows XP (SP 1)
640 MB DDR Memory
10/100 Integrated Ethernet Adaptor
2 Dialup Modems
1.4 Ghz Athlon XP Processor
Internet Explorer 6.02

The OTHER PC is a Compaq 7922, and has

Windows 98 SE
192 MB SDRAM
10/100 Ethernet Card
AMD K6-2 Processor @ 533 Mhz
Internet Explorer 6

I've tried almost everything to get my PC to act as a gateway to the internet, and I even ran the Networking Wizard on both PC's, and it says that my connection is shared. But the only thing I can get to work is the "Shared Folders" for the PC's. The Windows 98 PC can tell what this machine is connected at (50666 bps), and it can actually make this one dial in - Other than that, nothing else. I should note that I'm attempting to use a LinkSys Router (Model NR-041) for the transmissions, and I've heard that this particular router is a pain at times. Says it's a "Cable/DSL" router, and it worked with my Road Runner before I moved. Is there any hope of making this work at all?

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Re:Sharing Dialup Connection with XP and 98 SE, FIRST, GO TO ONE MODEM.
Mar 1, 2004 6:24AM PST
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Re:Sharing Dialup Connection with XP and 98 SE
Mar 1, 2004 8:21AM PST

You don't need a router when sharing dialup. You don't even need a hub or switch if you use a crossover cable. Your problem may lie with an ip conflict between ics in xp and your router. XP uses ip address 192.168.0.1 as the host address and most routers use this same address. You may change your router address and see if this solves your problem. Also on the 98 machine you may run the internet setup program manualy and set up for connection to lan.

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Re:Sharing Dialup Connection with XP and 98 SE
Mar 8, 2004 6:01AM PST

I just wanted to let you all know that I took the advice, and went to Radio Shack for a crossover cable. I really appreciate it, and it now works...........Well, good enough. Still have problems with the 98 SE PC with the "Password for Microsoft Networking" - And even though there IS NO password, it's really no bother (I hate the other half's PC anyway, lol). Thanks again, guys!

Kenny