problems with win 95 pc and win xp laptop

Hi i'm having problems connecting an old windows 95 comp
and a windows xp pro laptop. all the hardware is
correctly installed i'm pretty sure. but don't think
there is an IP configured for the win 95 pc. ne help
would be appreciated

Dave Abbott

Thisisdavid21.DeleteThis@hotmail.com

In article <0f7b01c4a19c$c44a99d0$a301280a@phx.gbl>, "Dave Abbott"
<Thisisdavid21 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
 >Hi i'm having problems connecting an old windows 95 comp
 >and a windows xp pro laptop. all the hardware is
 >correctly installed i'm pretty sure. but don't think
 >there is an IP configured for the win 95 pc. ne help
 >would be appreciated
 >
 >Dave Abbott
 >
 >Thisisdavid21@hotmail.com

Since Windows XP's Network Setup Wizard won't run on Windows 95,
configure the Windows 95 network settings manually. Go to Control
Panel | Network and:

1. Add these network components if they aren't already present:

TCP/IP protocol
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks

2. Remove these network components if they're present:

IPX/SPX protocol
NetBEUI protocol
Client for NetWare networks

3. Set the workgroup name to the same name as the Windows XP computer
uses (default for XP is MSHOME).

If there's a DHCP server on your network (broadband router or Windows
XP computer configured as an Internet Connection Sharing host), that's
all there is to it. The DHCP server will automatically assign TCP/IP
properties to Windows 95. For information on ICS, see:

Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics" target="_blank">http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics</a>

Otherwise, you need to assign static IP addresses to both computers.

On Windows XP:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the network connection.
3. Click Properties.
4. Double click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
5. Click "Use the following IP address".
6. Enter IP address 192.168.0.1.
7. Enter subnet mask 255.255.255.0.

On Windows 95:

1. Go to Control Panel | Network.
2. Double click "TCP/IP->network adapter".
3. Click "Specify an IP address".
4. Enter IP address 192.168.0.2.
5. Enter subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
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