Gardner:

Maybe you should just get a router and connect both to the router.
There cheap enough. Solve all your networking problems for $40. Cat5
cross-over cable no needed any longer.


CM---->ROUTER--------COMP A
|
|
-------------COMP B

Get all your windows updates, a firewall and have fun.

Bob

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Gardener wrote:

>Hello networkers,
>
>I'm stumped and I think I'm going to need your collective nous to solve this
>problem!
>
>Computer A runs Win2K, and a home network (using CAT5 cross-over cable) is
>set up with computer B, which runs Win98. The two computers can see one
>another in Windows Explorer and file sharing is no problem.
>
>Internet <----> CompA <------> CompB
> Win2K Win98
>
>Computer A is connected to the internet via cable modem, and Computer B is
>set up to access the internet via computer A. However the internet access
>experienced by B is intermittent. Some webpages refuse to load... I wait a
>while and try again and it works. Downloading from the internet via ftp and
>even network computer games all perform perfectly; it's only the http
>webpages that only randomly load on Comp B.
>
>So, it's the cable right?
>
>Apparently not. I also installed Win98 temporarily on Comp A. The network
>problems were resolved and I could quickly access internet pages.
>
>So what's up? I'm perplexed: if it was a Win2K setup problem, surely that
>would block all connectivity not just http (some of the time).
>
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>
>
>

My diiagram should show both comps coming from the router. On some
systems its looks different.



theCoasterPollster wrote:

> Gardner:
>
> Maybe you should just get a router and connect both to the router.
> There cheap enough. Solve all your networking problems for $40. Cat5
> cross-over cable no needed any longer.
>
> CM---->ROUTER--------COMP A
> |
> |
> -------------COMP B
>
> Get all your windows updates, a firewall and have fun.
>
> Bob
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Gardener wrote:
>
>> Hello networkers,
>>
>> I'm stumped and I think I'm going to need your collective nous to
>> solve this
>> problem!
>>
>> Computer A runs Win2K, and a home network (using CAT5 cross-over
>> cable) is
>> set up with computer B, which runs Win98. The two computers can see one
>> another in Windows Explorer and file sharing is no problem.
>>
>> Internet <----> CompA <------> CompB
>> Win2K Win98
>>
>> Computer A is connected to the internet via cable modem, and Computer
>> B is
>> set up to access the internet via computer A. However the internet
>> access
>> experienced by B is intermittent. Some webpages refuse to load... I
>> wait a
>> while and try again and it works. Downloading from the internet via
>> ftp and
>> even network computer games all perform perfectly; it's only the http
>> webpages that only randomly load on Comp B.
>> So, it's the cable right?
>>
>> Apparently not. I also installed Win98 temporarily on Comp A. The
>> network
>> problems were resolved and I could quickly access internet pages.
>>
>> So what's up? I'm perplexed: if it was a Win2K setup problem, surely
>> that
>> would block all connectivity not just http (some of the time).
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>