how can i do a direct cable connection with the LPT1 ports, one of the computers is with os 98, and the other 95. I changed at the system the function of LPT1, I did it an comunication port but it is with problems... the direct cable connection show me an table with in " you have problems in configuration, see if computers are connectet" What can I do please, I'm going mad with this...

Easy to do it is all in the help files, but you could try: http://www.wown1.com/j_helmig/dccinsta.htm

I agree with x86. The Windows help files are pretty thorough for DCC. Make sure that you are using a crossover cable, not a regular parallel printer type cable. It is also called a Laplink cable. HTH Dave

Dave: I could not get the Laplink cable to work at all. I checked the pins against what Microsoft shows, and they go wrong way. There is a DC cable available via computer stores though. Take a look at Microsoft Quiery number Q188167 and that shows proper pin wiring. I just used a straight through printer cable, and made up an adapter using raw ends. You need to see the little handshake icon when you open up Windows Explorer on both computers. And it makes a difference as to which end is plugged into what computer. Most annoying thing in all this was to locate the original "Name" for the computer as given by the store personell who originally may ahve set it up.

WalMart sells the cable for about $10 US. It doesn't matter which end goes into which computer. When setting up DCC, you need to designate one PC as Host & the other as Client. DCC is a one-way connection. It isn't two-way like a regular network. If you want to transfer files the other direction, you need to change the designations of Host & Client. HTH Dave

Make sure the "workgroup" is the SAME, EXACTLY. Make sure the "computer names" are DIFFERENT. Make sure something at least like Netbeui is installed. Make sure you enable file sharing, and enable your drives to be shared. If it's a parallel cable, you may have to go into comos/setup/bios and set the printer port settings differently. Seems to me you want "bidirectional"