Subj : A rather general question
To   : Roy J. Tellason
From : Gerald Miller
Date : Mon Jun 28 2004 08:47 pm

Hi there Roy,

    Responding to a post in the LAN area:
    On Monday June 28 2004 at 12:09,
    Roy J. Tellason [1:270/615] wrote to Gerald Miller,
    about: A rather general question

 GM>> I have three computers on my home network: Windows XP Pro (SP1),
 GM>> Windows 98 SE, and Windows for Workgroup 3.11 (this was the most
 GM>> difficult one to set up).

[ ...snip... ]

 GM>> I'm really new at this home networking idea, so please go easy
 GM>> with the technicalities.

 RT> The ftp protocol would be one way to do it.  Not necessarily the only
 RT> way though.  I also don't see where you need DNS at all,  you don't
 RT> have to refer to other machines than the one you're working on with
 RT> names,  you can use IP numbers.  Assuming,  that is,  that you're
 RT> using TCP/IP to begin with.  Are you?  I know that with 98 that's an
 RT> option,  I know nothing at all about XP, and I'm not sure if 3.11 even
 RT> supports it.  What protocols do you have available in 3.11?  I suspect
 RT> that's going to be the limiting factor there.

All three machines have (at the least) the TCP/IP protocol.

I had to exchange email with a fellow in Scotland who pointed me to an
archive on the Microsoft ftp site and I was able to locate Microsoft
TCP/IP-32 3.11b.

The WfW3.11 box has these protocols:

    Microsoft TCP/IP-32 3.11b [default]
    Microsoft NetBEUI
    IPX/SPX Compatible Transport with NetBIOS

I'm sure there are other protocols available but the fellow in Scotland
said I didn't really need anything else.  (???)

The W98SE is showing 19 (???) protocols (some are duplicates or
triplicates) and I have no idea how many are on the XP box...

I might have to go with the computer names because sometimes the router
gets reset and then all the IP addresses change, depending on which
computer gets turned on first...

           Cheers ... Gerald

.... Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for life.
--- GoldED+/DPMI32 v1.1.5-040330 [msg of Monday June 28 2004]
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