Posted by dorayme on 11/23/06 21:14

In article <227d$4565c1d0$40cba7b9$11986@NAXS.COM>,
"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:

> dorayme wrote:
>
> > Depends on the dial up. On the one I had - actually I keep it on
> > and use it for the occasional forays on my Windows box because I
> > am not sure how how to connect it to my broadband router
>
> Not sure why you would have trouble, networking is one thing that MS
> does easily. Most routers have a DHCP servers and Window's default setup
> is for dynamically assigned IP. Basically all you have to do is connect
> the Ethernet card to the switch port on the router and you connected,
> even for old Win95-98. If you originally had a dialup connection on the
> box you can either delete the connectoid in Dialup Networking or in
> Internet Options under Connections select option "Never dial a
> connection" to prevent routing to your dialup connection.


Bit more complicated situation, reason why the lazy martian body
and brain has not got around to it.

First, there is no ethernet card in it. Yes, I could buy one.
easy to fit.

It has USB1 (the cheek of the friend who gave it me! He took out
the USB2 card! But I can't really complain, it is a magnificent
setup with Windows 2000 and supports my usb sticks so much better
than my old 98 box). USB2 may not be a big inhibiting factor in
networking... I am coming to the point, be patient Jonathan. My
router does have a USB connection and is exactly the same type
that the owner of this box used to broadband it. I have the idea
that I could connect via USB to the router while my Mac is
enjoying the Ethernet connection on the same router. But
experience tells me that I will be messing about for ages. I turn
it on for limited purposes.

But true, I should get around to it.

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dorayme

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