Network between 2 98SE machines on broadband?

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Gerald Bramwell - 23 Apr 2005 23:01 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to network two PC's running Windows 98SE both using
broadband? Mine has a fixed IP don't know about the other yet as it is
not yet installed.

Thanks

Gerald

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Steve Winograd [MVP] - 23 Apr 2005 23:22 GMT

>Hi,
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>Gerald

Are the two PCs located in the same house? If so, get an inexpensive
broadband router to share a single Internet IP address between them.
The router will give the computers compatible private IP addresses and
allow them to network with each other.

Are the two PCs in different locations, with separate broadband
Internet connections? If so, trying to network them with each other
over the Internet is very difficult and might expose them to undesired
access by other Internet users.

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Gerald Bramwell - 24 Apr 2005 18:26 GMT

>>Hi,
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> over the Internet is very difficult and might expose them to undesired
> access by other Internet users.

They are about 2 miles apart on two ISPs

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Edward S. Baiz Jr. - 24 Apr 2005 03:25 GMT

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>Gerald

I did it sucessfully. I also had two Atari computers on the Lan.

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