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v8superkid
Starting Member
Australia
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 Posted - 30 August 2003 : 22:16:11
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Hey Guys,
I'm doing a bit of practise at home creating a LAN network. I baught a 5-port switch and some cables yesterday and have 3 computers. I was going to make one computer a server and the rest clients. But do I HAVE to have a Server Operating System in the server computer to do this? I have access to Windows 95, 98 and XP. Or can I use XP as a server? Or can i download something to make it a server?
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Nikkol
Forum Moderator
USA
6907 Posts |
Posted - 30 August 2003 : 22:44:51
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| just set up each of the computers to be in the same workgroup. none of the computers will be a true server, but you can share files between computers. |
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Dave.
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 30 August 2003 : 22:54:27
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| I'd just like to let you know that getting 95/98 to Network with XP over TCP/IP(or 2000/2003) is really hard. I'd try to go with 9x, or 2k/XP if you can - and not mix. |
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 30 August 2003 : 23:50:52
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Originally posted by Dave6625
I'd just like to let you know that getting 95/98 to Network with XP over TCP/IP(or 2000/2003) is really hard. I'd try to go with 9x, or 2k/XP if you can - and not mix.
I've never had a problem with a hybrid OS Network. What kind of problems were you experiencing? |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 30 August 2003 : 23:54:54
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave6625
I'd just like to let you know that getting 95/98 to Network with XP over TCP/IP(or 2000/2003) is really hard. I'd try to go with 9x, or 2k/XP if you can - and not mix.
I have several portables running XP and two desktops, one running 98 and another XP Pro and never had a problem accessing resources over the LAN, or any other problem for that matter. |
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Dave.
Senior Member
USA
1037 Posts |
Posted - 31 August 2003 : 00:01:15
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| File sharing never worked. Sure they can access the Internet, and the server (if you run a server on one), but never could get file sharing between them. I hear it's the higher security in 2k/XP+ |
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v8superkid
Starting Member
Australia
26 Posts |
Posted - 31 August 2003 : 00:11:27
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Yeh i have found it difficult to do file sharing with a XP comp and a 98 comp just being peer to peer. It can share printers and internet easy but it was a mongral getting the file sharing to work but it did work.
What my aim was to have 2 computers on XP and one on 98. |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 August 2003 : 06:25:19
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It's all about security and the 'permissions list'.
To get Windows 95/98/Me to connect peer-peer to 2000/XP, you'll need to login to each 95/98/Me machine with an account and password that is already set up with the XP/2000 machine. This is because XP/2000 won't just let anyone access files (even if they are fully shared) - it needs to know that they have been pre-allowed access by its administrator(s). In this case the permissions list is stored in the Windows XP/2000 system.
If you're running a small domain, then the same is true, but the permissions list is stored on the primary server (known as the Domain Controller.) |
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
7528 Posts |
Posted - 31 August 2003 : 07:04:25
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| The guest account was really designed for this use particularly if your on a closed private network, it's just usually disabled by default. |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
7528 Posts |
Posted - 31 August 2003 : 08:12:39
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| Oh yeah for sure, best for closed networks as I said, but can also be useful in a pinch when you just need to get something off a machine one time and don't really need to setup a user account permanently. |
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