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Connecting 2 LAN cards in a single system
I have XP operated and win98 SE operating system. I am using VSNL Broadband connection in XP I had two lan cards located in XP one is on board (Realtek) and another is D-Link. I am connecting to internet using Realtek which have ip#192.1681.1 and defa gateway#192.168.1.254 and dns which are provided by ISP.
Now I want to connect both systems in P2P using other lancard I had installed drivers but In system tray its showing as lancard unplugged (whcih I want to used for P2P).
Please tell me how can I connect both the systems (xp & 98) along this can I share internet.
Expert's answerIf you are connecting the XP and Win98 computers with a cable going directly from one computer's ethernet port to the other you will need to use a "null-modem ethernet cable" rather than a standard ethernet cable. If you are going through a hub or router then you would use regular ethernet cable. If you are using the proper cabling then after double checking that your physical connections are securely in place open up the control panel on the XP system and dig down into the System/Hardware/Device Manager applet and expand the Network adapters section of the tree and verify that both cards are listed there. If they are not both listed in the Network adapters list you may need to find the missing adapter under the big yellow question mark section and delete the device from the list, reboot, and re-install the driver software. If they are both in the Network adapters list check the properties of each to ensure that there are no conflicts listed in the Resources panel of the Properties dialog. If there are conflicts identified you may need to change settings on one or the other network adapter to eliminate the conflicts. Another possibility is to use a hub and the single working network adapter in the XP box along with Internet Connection Sharing to connect the Win98 machine to the Internet by setting up Internet Connection Sharing on the XP system, connecting both machines to the hub, the hub to the internet, and aiming the Win98 system's gateway address at the XP machine. |
how to run 2 network in one PC
Hii
I have a PC with a XP as an operating systme in it.Now my question is in my office i have 2 LAN network on is our privet network which is operated via leased line and we are running 2 pc with that & the another network is on WAN which is operated by some government organization.
Is their any way posible to run both networks on the same PC
Thanks
Check the Acceptable Use Policy first
It is technically possible to connect an XP system to two networks at once either with two network cards in the computer each connected to one of the networks or by connecting the PC to a router connected to both networks. Whether doing so is a good idea will depend on the acceptable use policies of the two networks.
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