Since all of the header info from the original message has been clipped, I
don't know where to send the cc for this.  Hopefully s/he is still
following this thread.

The original poster needs to check the type of NIC which is installed in
the computers.  Many LANtastic networks utilized a proprietary NIC which
is NOT compatible with Windows at all.

If NodeRunners (or something like that) are installed then they must be
replaced with standard Ethernet NICs.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Herbert Graf <[log in to unmask]>

> > I need to connect a Windows 98 machine to a computer running
> > Windows 3.11 for file and printer sharing. Each computer already
> > has a network card and they are connected by a cable. (I was
> > using Lantastic 6.0 before moving up to Win 98.)
> >  Now what do I do? What network program/protocol to use? I need
> > it to be cheap (=free).
>
>         Both Win98 and Win3.11 have everything you need. This is
assuming that the
> network cards have drivers installed for use in windows, if not do that
> first. On the Win3.11 machine, click on network setup, install network
> protocols you need (you shouldn't need anything other than netBeui for a
> simple network), enable file and printer sharing, for identity choose
> anything you want, just make sure that workgroup name is the same as it
will
> be on the Win98 machine, it will ask for some Win3.11 disks and then
reboot.

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