On the W95 machine, goto Control Panel (Start Settings Control Panel)
doubleclick on Network, click on the Identification tab - the Computer Name
should be what you're looking for.

Jean Bourvic wrote:

> Help.  I loaded the M$ Direct Cable Connection software in a computer
> with Win98SE and Win95.  The Win98 system was designated as host.  I
> selected my drive C: to share and it was searching for a guest
> computer.  When I ran the DCC on the Win 95 computer, I selected it as
> guest. But when it tried to verify with the host, it came up with a
> prompt screen asking for the host computer's name.  For the life of me,
> I have no idea what they are talking about.
>
> I thought this was going to be simple, but it seems to be such a big
> effort.  Maybe hyper link with a direct connect would be easier?
>
> Does anyone know where I can find my host computer's name?
>
> Thank you
>
> Jean Bourvic
>
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