Is it even possible to make a mjultiple pc network with windows98SE???

[Ultima]

Hey guys,

My question is very easy.

I have a 100Mbit 8 port hub, and at the moment 4 pc's, but 2 will follow shortly.

They all have 100Mbit nic cards, but can I build such a network under win98SE, or do I need windows NT???

Please help me on this one, cause I really need to get it started.

Thanks in advance.

Pim

[Steve R Jones]

Any version of win 9x will network like a charm when properly setup. A "general" rule of thumb is peer to peer will work with up to 10 pc's. After ten, haveing a dedicated server is recommended. It also depends on what your doing with the network..etc...

Peer to Peer Networking
http://www.mindspring.com/~arlieo/peer.htm

[Ultima]

Thanks Peter,

I'm, sure that link will be very usefull.
I looked at it quickly, cause I have to go to bed now, so I'll read it tommorrow.

The start was already very interesting, so I'm looking forward to reading it!!

Thanks again,

Pim

[jbyron]

Here is another good link http://www.homepclan.com/index.html

[Ultima]

Thanks guys,

I'm gonna print the guides and make very good use of them.

I just can't wait what my rc5 cracking score is gonna be when I put all 5 of the little suckers on the lan.

An athlon 650
amd-k6-2 450@518(4.5x115)
Celeron 400, yet to o/c, 2 times
A cyrix pr366

Maybe I'll put the 2 486's on it too, just for fun, hehehehe

Pim

[jl123]

Go for it. Every little helps. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif I wish you the best of luck. But you really don't need luck. It's a very good guide. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

~Joel(jl123)

[jl123]

jbyron,

That's where i learned to set mine up. It's very simple and goes step by step expaining everything.

Good luck Ultima http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

~Joel(jl123)