Hi,
I really am an absolute beginner, I know very little about Networking.
Last night I put together a new machine and put WindowsME on it (only OS I had available!). My other machine runs Windows98SE. They both have 10/100 NICs and I'm using a crossover cable to network them.
After a few minutes I got the two talking to each other (sharing drives), but I can't really say that I knew what I was doing...it just...sort of...happened. Basically I went into control panel, click Networks and pressed random buttons.
So what protocol am I using across this network? I REALLY don't have a clue.
What else could you tell me about the networking of these machines that would help me on my way to understanding what the h*ll I'm doing? Some good on-line tutorials or something similar would be a great help.
Thanks in advance guys/gals.
I really am an absolute beginner, I know very little about Networking.
Last night I put together a new machine and put WindowsME on it (only OS I had available!). My other machine runs Windows98SE. They both have 10/100 NICs and I'm using a crossover cable to network them.
After a few minutes I got the two talking to each other (sharing drives), but I can't really say that I knew what I was doing...it just...sort of...happened. Basically I went into control panel, click Networks and pressed random buttons.
So what protocol am I using across this network? I REALLY don't have a clue.
What else could you tell me about the networking of these machines that would help me on my way to understanding what the h*ll I'm doing? Some good on-line tutorials or something similar would be a great help.
Thanks in advance guys/gals.