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building Mini network... 1st time with networks

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by dem45133, 2005/02/24.

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  1. 2005/02/24
    dem45133

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    Hello all

    Forgive my ignorance, but just haven't had time to research it much. We have 2 older win 98 SE machines (an AMD 850 and a AMD K6 533) and one win 98 SE DOS only P120 (dedicated to some old DOS software) machine. It would be nice to share files/drives and printing etc.

    Since Base 10T is now cheap and really all we need, I thought I'd add a lan card to each and a low cost hub. I can get a Base 10T 16 port hub for ~$25, and the cards for ~10. Cables were a few bucks each. This will do right?

    I intend to run whatever software network protocals Windows 98 has...unless you tell me it won't work.

    The PCI card's driver disk shows nothing for DOS only and I expected that. I need to find an ISA card for it anyway... assuming I can. Its pre-PCI

    I'm pretty sure the two Windows machines will network... but I'm unsure about the DOS only although it is 98's DOS. Must be some old drivers somewhere for that... right?

    I plan to install the cards 1st and let windows PnP find them and install the drivers 1st... then assign the computer names.... I guess.

    Guess what I'm asking is the basic remedial network 101 short course.

    The book I have has some info but it didn't seem very intuitive.

    Oh, I just saw something about the Internet connection and the whole world thus being able to see you lan'd computers. I run Norton's ISS 2005 on the only machine that will be connected. What problems will the internet connected machine have? It's the main computer, the others are backup and older software apps. Its just a pain to transfer files and print from them. Have to do floppies or burn a CD, or re-route the printer cable. Just be nice if they could share.

    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

    DEM
     
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  4. 2005/02/24
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    thanks

    thanks tony... looks like its just what i needed.

    Still have the internet concern
     
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    TonyT

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    To lockdown your network and prevent access to it from the Internet, do NOT use TCP/IP for file & print sharing.

    After the newtorek is setup, open Network Properties on each computer via control panel and do this:
    1. Add Protocol-MS-NetBeui.
    2. Open TCP properties for network cards, click Bindiongs tab and uncheck Client for mS Networks and File & print sharing. You will get a prompt that "your network is incomplete, do you want to continue" or some such notice. Just ignore it and be sure that tcp is NOT binded to MSClient and sharing. Netbeui will be used for sharing files and printers.

    This is most secvure way for win98 systems.

    see this:
    http://www.grc.com/su-bondage.htm
     
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    You should be able to network the DOS system. The Win98 drivers should work fine. It does not necessarily have to be an ISA card, unless of course you don't have a PCI slot for it.

    DRD
     
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