WIndows XP and 98 networking oddities
NOTE: these EXACT same problems occurred in Win2k. . some people I talk to seem to think this is Normal My setup: cable>hub>2 seperate comps each with 1 NIC anyhoo, the problem: Sometimes the I can see the other comp (win98), sometimes I can't when I can connect to the other computer, sometimes transferring i ...
NOTE: these EXACT same problems occurred in Win2k.. some people I talk to seem to think this is "Normal"
My setup: cable-->hub-->2 seperate comps each with 1 NIC
anyhoo, the problem:
Sometimes the I can see the other comp (win98), sometimes I can't
when I can connect to the other computer, sometimes transferring is fast (10mbit like it should be) other times it is insanly slow (10k/s)
Has anyone else experienced this, and do they have any solutions.
Thanks for your time,
Medieval
(I just upgraded to XP.. it's nice but a little hard to get used to at first.. everything in a different spot ahhhhh!)
My setup: cable-->hub-->2 seperate comps each with 1 NIC
anyhoo, the problem:
Sometimes the I can see the other comp (win98), sometimes I can't
when I can connect to the other computer, sometimes transferring is fast (10mbit like it should be) other times it is insanly slow (10k/s)
Has anyone else experienced this, and do they have any solutions.
Thanks for your time,
Medieval
(I just upgraded to XP.. it's nice but a little hard to get used to at first.. everything in a different spot ahhhhh!)
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