Sounds like you are running a Microsoft network and that's the software you
ought to install.   I don't know what 3com is talking about.  Install Client
for MS, IPX and with netbios and it may work.  Try looking at J. Helmig's
site.  It has all the info you need to set up peer to peer.  go to
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/J_Helmig/ .

Ben Moore
-----Original Message-----
From: ROBERT C RACKI Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Network help


>TO whoever can help with networks.
>           I just now recieved my Hub and Rj-45 cable.  I have succesfully
>hooked up the two computers.  The hub can hold up to 4 computers but I only
>have 2.  The hub and one of the networking cards is made by 3com.  The
other
>"which i think is holding me back is in a slower computer and is made by
>Accton.  The 3 com is a Xl pci combo that has everything, and is connected
>to a dell 333 with 128 ram and running windows 98.  The accton is a smaller
>nmetworking card that only supports rj-45 and is on a 486-dx2 with 32 ram
>and windows 95.
>    I think the problem is I don't know what I am doing!  when i read the
>3com book it said in the network settings which are in the control panel,
it
>says to delete Client for Microsoft networks and i did and it says to put
>Client for netware networks.  i did that.  When i go into that it asks me
>what i want for the prefferred server?  I dunno what that is.  Then it says
>first network drive again i don't know what that is.
>If someone could start me off what I eventually wanna do is make it so i
can
>play ipx games back and forth.  Share files/internet/printer.

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