New System (Need LAN Help) Please..

[Terrapin]

Greetings:

Well, I finally got my new system up and running. Only problem is that until I can get it to talk to my old computer, I cannot work on it. My old computer does not have a CD Burner or backup, so for me to take critical files, and even programs off of my old computer, I need to get my new one communicating with it. Only two computers will be on this LAN.

First my system, then my questions. Please be kind. I'm a total newbie to networks.

OS XP Pro
P4-2.4B CPU
Asus P4T533-C (bios 1005)
1066 RDRAM (512)
Asus Geoforce 4 Ti-4600
Western Digital JB LE 80 Gig. HD 8mb Cache
Plextor CD-RW 40/12/40
Toshiba DVD-ROM 16/48
SB Audigy
Intel Nic Card (2nd one, first is on board MB)

So, for my cable internet connection, I plan to use the onboard NIC.

To connect my old computer to my new one, I have a CAT 5 Cross-Over cable to join the on-board NIC from my old Computer, to my Intel Nic card on my new one.

Old Computer OS is Win 98.
New Computer OS is XP Pro

I take it that I need to right click on Network Neighborhood on my Win 98 computer, click on the network adapter, right click and choose properties and set the IP. Is that correct, and if so, what do I set the IP at? Are there any other changes I need to make? I realize I need to enable File Sharing.

On my new Computer, I assume I go into the properties of my Intel Nic card and do something similar, but what do I set it at?

Once I have the two computers able to recognize each other, how do I actually speak to it ? How do I map it, so I can copy files and programs over from my old PC to my new one?

Thank you, thank you, thank you in advance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Respectfully,

Terrapin

 

[JackMDS]

Step 1: For the purpose of the initial setting, disable all Software Firewall (including WinXP own Firewall), or and active Virus scanner disable them for the initial setting.

Step 2: Look in System Properties, and make sure that the drivers are installed, and there is no hardware conflict.

Step 3: Recheck all Network settings in the Control Panel Network Connections. Make sure that you are using good commercial CAT5 cables.

If all of the above is OK, then it is usually a Sharing issue.

Step 4: Look at the following for Win98.

AT ? FAQ: Networking and sharing between computers.

XP Pro file sharing

XP File Sharing Trouble

 

[mobogasm]

why don't you just set the computers to the same workgroup, just make sure c is shared and file and print sharing is installed, you will prob have to put the XP cd into the 98se system and go to "additional features/settings" something like that that is on the menu that pops up on the autoinstall screen of the xp cd and it will enable you to see the xp computer i believe. hope that helps

 

[Omagh]

Make sure that you are using a "true" crossover cable.
You will probably want to connect both to a high speed Internet connection some day so why not
invest in a cheap hub/switch today and use straight through cables from each computer to the hub/switch. Later when you get high speed you will just have to get a single port router and you are good to go.

The previous posts are probably all you need to get started. If you are stuck then just send me a PM with your email address and I can mail you some instructions that I wrote for myself for configuring a static IP under Win98.
Even though I have been doing networking for many years now I usually make up cheat sheets for myself. You just can not remember every step and thus these help me. I don't want to reinvent the wheel every time.
Sorry ... no experience with XP and will never have (hopefully).