I have two computers, in each one I have an ethernet(one is 10Mbps and the other is 10/100Mbps) and they are attached by a utp cable. I don't know how to see each other, how to use the resourses of the other. I thought that I can find help in Windows manual but I couldnīt. Thanks for your help!!!

See "networking" by Bob about 1/3 down the page.

If they are connected directly to each others ethernet cards, you will need a cross connect cable. Otherwise use a small hub. Hub must be 10meg or your 10 card will not see it.

We have a VIA Ethernet 32 bit Lan Card. But the it has no software to install in WIN95 node. Please give me an idea to work network. Thanking you yours truly Rajkumar EDP Manager

You're going to need a crossover cable, which you can either make or get at Radio Shack (infinitely easier unless you have crimped before). Both computers have be to given a computer name and you need to decide a workgroup name. 1. Go into the network control panel and click on "Identification." Give this computer a unique name...example "ComputerA." Choose a workgroup name, for example "HappyWG." You can put in information about your computer if you want or leave that blank. 2. Do the same on the other computer except make sure the NAME is different...at least by one letter. The WORKGROUP must be the same. (Both computers are playing on the same team, so they have to have the same team name...but they can't have the same personal name or everyone gets confused and it's anarchy.) 3. Take your happy little crossover cable and plug it into both computers (obviously they have to be relatively close together...your crossover cable, if it is CAT 5, can only go 500 meters before the signals deteriorate). 4. Restart both computers. Double click on network neighborhood. You should be able to see them both. You can't do anything yet because you have to turn on file and print sharing! 5. (I hope I'm at five...too lazy to scroll up). Go back into your network control panel and click the "Configuration" tab. 6. Click the "File and print sharing" tab. Click what you want to do...if you want both computers to be able to access your "My Documents" folder, for example, you have to select "I want to be able to give others access to my files." On the computer that has a printer, click that you want to share the printer. Click okay, it'll do some stuff...then have you restart. 6. Now to share the files. Find the directory you want to share and right click on it. Note that "My Documents" is in your C drive, so you'll have to go there. You can't share a shortcut. 7. Select "Sharing" and click "Shared as." Give it a sharename. The sharename has to be 8 letters or less (hailing to DOS days). 8. Decide if you want the share to be read only, full, or by password. If you are on any kind of LAN you're going to want to password protect it, unless you're home, no one can ever access even via the Internet, or you like sharing naked pictures of Uncle Bob with the world. You can use different passwords for read only and full access. Full means they can add, change, delete, whatever they want to any file in that directory, so consider yourself warned! (Insert flashing red light here.) And don't blame me if Uncle Bob ends up on the Internet in all of his splendor and glory. 9. Warning on Read Only...even with Read Only Bob can end up on the net. That just means someone can't open your letter to Grandma, change it, and save it on your drive. They can, however, open your letter to Grandma, change it, and save it on their OWN drive...so be warned. (Insert another flashing red light.) If you're really concerned, get a firewall or proxy server so it is at the very least more difficult to find shared files on your computer. Or, switch to Windows NT and use user level permissions. 10. To share a printer, install your printer like normal on the one computer. Find the printer icon in the printers folder, right click, share as above. Then you'll need to go on the other computer and install a new printer, but choose "network" printer. If you've shared it correctly, you can browse right to it. After that things work just as if the printer is sitting right next to you. (And you can freak out the dog by printing things from upstairs. He'll think the printer is haunted.) That's that! Now you have your own little network set up and you can say "I am a network administrator!" with pride. Of course real network administrators will laugh and you and call you names, but what the heck. Enjoy your moment of glory! Tory Net Admin Teacher Alpha Geek

I want to physically connect two computers so that they can share the internet. I bought a cross-over cable but i don't understand where to plug that in? Each computer has an ethernet card. I can connect the two computers together but where do i connect my external high speed modem?? Can someone please help me.

You will need to either run your cable modem into a router and or - the way I prefer - is to add a second ethernet card to the computer you wish to attache "first" to the internet via cable modem. Very quickly - establish a LAN connection between your computers make sure it works, then add a new (different make is good) Ethernet card to computer 1 and attach the cable modem there. You will need to use some sort of proxy or NAT - like Win98's Internet Connection Sharing - which seems to work fine for me ... there you tell the ICS - which card is connected to the internet and it creates a client diskette that you install on the other PC. That's a general description of how I did it...