Peer-to-peer Networking - Win95/98
Disable networking - Win95/98
- From within Windows 95 - click on Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.
- Open Network.
- Click on the Network Interface Card, then click on Remove.
- Click on OK.
- Allow Windows 95 to restart the computer for it to take effect.
Enable Peer-to-peer Networking - Win95/98
- From within Windows 95 - click on Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.
- Double-click on the Network icon.
- If your network adapter is not in the list:
- Click on Add, then Adapter, then Add again.
- Select your make and model of card.
- Click on OK.
- If the NetBEUI protocol is not listed:
- Click on Add, then Protocol, then Add again.
- Select Microsoft, then NetBEUI.
- Click on OK.
- If the file and printer sharing service is not listed:
- Click on Add, then Service, then Add again.
- Select Microsoft, then file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks.
- Click on OK.
- If Client for Microsoft Networks is not listed:
- Click on Add, then Client, then Add again.
- Select Microsoft, then Client for Microsoft Networks.
- Click OK.
- If the Primary Network Logon is not Client for Microsoft Networks:
- Click on the arrow button to the right of the Primary Network Logon
field.
- Select Client for Microsoft Networks.
- Enable file and printer sharing.
- Click on the file and printer sharing button.
- Select file sharing if you want to share all or part of your drives.
- Select printer sharing if you want to allow other to printer on your
printer.
- Choose the Tab called Identification.
- The computer name should be unique on your network.
- The workgroup name should be the same on all computers on your network.
- Click on OK and allow Windows to restart the computer for it to
take effect.
- When Windows restarts you will have to enter a username if no name is
filled in.
- You do not need a password, just leave that part blank if you wish.
- Click on OK.
- If you have entered a new username, you will see another window asking
you to reenter your password. If you chose to have no password, just clickon
the OK button again. If you chose to use a password, reenter it andthen
click on OK.
- Note that clicking on the Cancel button will cause you to not
be on the peer-to-peer network.
Confirm it worked by opening Network Neighborhood: you should see other computers
on the network.
Configure your drive or folder to be shareable - Win95/98
- Open Windows Explorer.
- Select the hard drive or folder you want to share.
- Click on File.
- Click on Properties.
- Select Tab called Sharing.
- Click on Shared As.
- Fill in the Share Name.
- Click on OK. After a second or two you will see the icon for the drive
or folder change to having a hand under it.
Share a drive or folder on another PC - Win95/98
- Open Windows Explorer.
- Click on Network Neighbourhood.
- Click on Entire Network.
- Click on Workgroup.
- Click on Computer.
- Click on Drive.
- Enter password if there is one.
The drive doesn’t have to be mapped to a drive letter, except if you want access
to it from a DOS Window.
Configure your printer as shareable - Win95/98
- From Toolbar, select Settings, Printers.
- Click on your printer that you want to share.
- Click on the Tab called Sharing.
- Change to Shared As.
- Fill in the details.
- Click on OK. After a second or two you will see the icon for the printer
change to having a hand under it.
Share a printer on another PC - Win95/98
- From toolbar, go to Settings, Printers.
- Choose Add Printer.
- Select Network Printer in Add Printer Wizard.
- Browse for printer queue. (Network computer that already has it’s printer
set up as shared).
- Choose printer queue.
- Choose printer manufacturer and model.
- Add printer driver if necessary.
- Click on OK.