I am after a set of cable which allow Connection between 2 PCs as follow mainly for Internet Connection sharing, but also would be nice to be able to share files too:
1) Windows 2000 Professional Desktop PC as Host connecting to Internet using 56K Dial up Modem connection, Windows XP Home Edition Laptop PC as client. Common Ports available: Parallel, USB
2) Windows 2000 Professional Desktop PC as Host connecting to Internet using 56K Dial up Modem connection, Windows XP Professional Edition Laptop PC as client. Common Ports available: Parallel, USB
3) Windows XP Home Edition Laptop PC connecting to Internet using LAN as host, Windows XP Professional Laptop PC acting as client. Common Ports: Parallel, USB, Infra Red, LAN port (but on Home Edition Laptop host, port occupied already)
4) (Nice to have)- Windows 2000 Professional Desktop PC as Host connecting to Internet using 56K Dial up Modem connection, Windows NT4 Workstation SP6a Laptop PC as client. Common Ports available: Parallel
The tirkcy bits are-
1) I dont want for 3) to spend money on switch/router to share the LAN connection.
2) For 3) is Internet Connection Sharing possible (certianly for LAN, there isn't a "Share conenciton" option, as for Dial up networking!! Any share/free ware that I could use, perhaps??
3) The Desktop host running Windows 2000 Professional has a LAN Card, but issues are
- If I use a cross over cable, what do I need to do to the desktop (do I just give it an IP address, and get laptop to use that IP as the 'gateway' and DNS server)??
- The Laptop WinXP Client, whilst have LAN Cards.
-- WinXP Professional Laptop client configured to Log on to another domain already
-- WinXP Home Edition Laptop client is configured as part of 'workgroup'
I guess for the desktop connection, I just need to join a 'workgroup', but what exactly do I need to do to the 2 laptops so I could easily choose/swap connections. I guess I could use parallel cable for connection, but how fast could I get with a normal parallel cable, and could I use "file sharing" between the client/host PC??
1) Windows 2000 Professional Desktop PC as Host connecting to Internet using 56K Dial up Modem connection, Windows XP Home Edition Laptop PC as client. Common Ports available: Parallel, USB
2) Windows 2000 Professional Desktop PC as Host connecting to Internet using 56K Dial up Modem connection, Windows XP Professional Edition Laptop PC as client. Common Ports available: Parallel, USB
3) Windows XP Home Edition Laptop PC connecting to Internet using LAN as host, Windows XP Professional Laptop PC acting as client. Common Ports: Parallel, USB, Infra Red, LAN port (but on Home Edition Laptop host, port occupied already)
4) (Nice to have)- Windows 2000 Professional Desktop PC as Host connecting to Internet using 56K Dial up Modem connection, Windows NT4 Workstation SP6a Laptop PC as client. Common Ports available: Parallel
The tirkcy bits are-
1) I dont want for 3) to spend money on switch/router to share the LAN connection.
2) For 3) is Internet Connection Sharing possible (certianly for LAN, there isn't a "Share conenciton" option, as for Dial up networking!! Any share/free ware that I could use, perhaps??
3) The Desktop host running Windows 2000 Professional has a LAN Card, but issues are
- If I use a cross over cable, what do I need to do to the desktop (do I just give it an IP address, and get laptop to use that IP as the 'gateway' and DNS server)??
- The Laptop WinXP Client, whilst have LAN Cards.
-- WinXP Professional Laptop client configured to Log on to another domain already
-- WinXP Home Edition Laptop client is configured as part of 'workgroup'
I guess for the desktop connection, I just need to join a 'workgroup', but what exactly do I need to do to the 2 laptops so I could easily choose/swap connections. I guess I could use parallel cable for connection, but how fast could I get with a normal parallel cable, and could I use "file sharing" between the client/host PC??