The Following is a condensed copy from a GEOCITY site to see the full
document go to
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/5704/dcc1.html
Here is what I used
For DCC, your serial port or parallel port is treated as your network
interface hardware. We are making a network with hardware that wasn't
originally designed for networking purposes, so it can be a little more
difficult to get going.
First you need to install the Direct Cable Connection program. To do
this, go to Control Panel, then to Add/Remove Programs. From this window,
select the Windows Setup tab. Select Communications and click on the
Details button. Select the check box for Direct Cable Connection. Selecting
this will automatically select Dial-Up Networking if it is not already
installed.
File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks will be how our host
computer shares network resources for the client to connect to.
To install Client for Microsoft Networks, proceed to your Network
Neighborhood. This icon should be found on the desktop. If so, right click
on it, and select properties. (A double left click tries to browse the
network.) If there is no icon on the desktop, the icon can be found in the
Control Panel. From the Control Panel, you must double click the icon. From
the Network Neighborhood window, click on the Add... button. Next, select
Client, and click Add... From the following window, select Microsoft on the
left side, and Client for Microsoft Networks on the right side. Click OK.
The files will copy from your Windows 95 source disk. If you are prompted
to restart your computer at this point, click NO because we will be adding
some other components that also require a restart.
To add File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks, the steps are
very similar except you will add a service. This is listed also listed
under Microsoft. Do not restart yet. After this service is installed, it
must be configured. To do so, click on the "File and Print Sharing..."
button from the Network Neighborhood window. Enable sharing for files in
the check box. If you wish to share your printer also, enable the box for
that. Other than the need to setup sharing, which I will address later
For most people, it is easiest to use NetBEUI or IPX/SPX protocol.
Setting up IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol
From the Network Neighborhood window, click on the Add button.
Select Protocol,
then click the Add button. Under the subset of Microsoft,
select IPX/SPX-compatible
Protocol, then click OK.
Setting up NetBEUI
From the Network Neighborhood window, click on the Add button.
Select Protocol,
then click the Add button. Under the subset of Microsoft,
select NetBEUI, then click
OK.
Setting up TCP/IP
From the Network Neighborhood window, click on the Add button.
Select Protocol,
then click the Add button. Under the subset of Microsoft,
select TCP/IP, then click
OK. TCP/IP requires some additional configuration before it
will work with DCC. You
will need to assign an IP address to your Dial-Up Adapter. Note
that Dial-Up Adapter
is not equal to your modem. Assigning a static IP address to
your DUA does not affect
the IP address of your modem when it dials in, and therefore
should not affect internet
access. I went into more detail about using TCP/IP on the
following page: DCC with
TCP/IP
Following the installation of your protocol, you should define a name and
workgroup for your machines. The computer names must be unique on a
network, but the workgroups can be the same. (The workgroups should be the
same for simplicity.)
To define the computer name, select the Identification tab of the Network
Neighborhood window. In the Computer Name field, enter in a unique value.
Numeric and alpha characters are permitted. I would suggest making it a
simple name like Bob and Rob. For DCC purposes it is simpler to make the
workgroups the same. If you are in an office where this shouldn't be
changed, that will be ok, it mainly affects browse lists.
Go the Network Neighborhood window. From there, click on the Add button,
and select Adapter, and click Add. On the manufacturer side, select
Microsoft; on the right side, select Dial-Up Adapter. Click OK.
Select the properties for the Dial-Up Adapter from within the Network
Neighborhood window. Select the Bindings tab. Check to see that your
selected protocol is bound to the adapter. Similarly, each protocol should
be bound to Client for MS Networks, and File and Printer Sharing. For
example, if you are using TCP/IP, you should go to the Network Neighborhood
window, and select TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter, then click Properties. Under
the Bindings Tab, both services should be selected in the check boxes.
Enable Sharing
If your host shares nothing, there will be little practical purpose in
making the connection. There will be nothing to do. After you have enabled
File and Printer sharing, and rebooted, you can right click on a drive,
folder, or printer while you are exploring, and one of the options in the
shell will be Sharing.
In the next dialogue box, you specify a share name. You can keep things
simple. Share drive C: as C, and folder Windows, as Windows. You have the
option of making access read-only, or full.
Running the Program
Upon installation, the DCC program can be accessed via the start button
under: Start-->Programs-->Accessories-->Direct Cable Connection. The
executable program lies under \Windows\Directcc.exe. It may be convenient
to make a shortcut to the desktop.
When you run the program, you will have to specify whether it will act as
the host or the client. The choice is yours. Note that the host can't view
the files on the client, but the client can see all that is shared on the
host. The connection is sort of one way
NULL PIN CONNECTION
How my home made cable is layed out
Parallel Port Pin Configurations
1.DB-25 to DB-25 Parallel Pinouts
Parallel Pin
assignments
DB-25
1
to 1
2
to 15
3
to 13
4
to 12
5
to 10
6
to 11
7
Not Used
8
Not Used
9
Not Used
10
to 5
11
to 6
12
to 4
13
to 3
14
to 14
15
to 2
16
to 16
17
to 17
18
Not Used
19
Not Used
20
Not Used
21
Not Used
22
Not Used
23
Not Used
24
Not Used
25
to 25
Hope this helps. I?ve tried both Serial and Parallel. Parallel seems
easier to use not having to sometimes disable a comport or modem.
Later
Gordon
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>I'm trying to connect two computers using the Direct Cable Connection
offered
>thru Win95 using parallel port connections. I've set up computer one as a
>host, use the MSCLient software, bound TCP and IPX to it and get a
"computer
>is listening for a connection" message.
>
>Computer #2 is set as the guest, uses the MSClient and TCP and IPX.
>
>Both computers have the dial up adapter installed. Both have Win95
service
>pack 1.
>My problem: computer #2 doesn't seem to be connecting. I've individually
>marked all folders on computer #1 as shareable, as well as all drives.
>Computer #2 also marked as shareable.
>
>Any ideas on how to get these two computers connected for file sharing?
>
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