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Short answer:  Yes, yes, and you have two "best" options.

Windows 98 Second Edition (98SE) has Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) 
features.  ICS uses Name Address Translation (NAT) technology to share an 
internet connection.  NAT is based on TCP/IP protocol.  Any client computer 
(the 95 OSR2 machine) which can see the 98SE computer through a TCP/IP 
connection, can utilize ICS.  This includes  Windows 3.1, WfW, Win95 (all 
flavors), Windows 98, Windows NT, Linux, OS/2, Unix, Be, etc etc.  Even if you 
have a box with nothing but DOS on it, it can use it as long as it can access 
the LAN (the network in your house/office) via TCP/IP.

As for the best way to connect the two computers, that's up to you.  Yes, 
there are products which are designed to use USB as the network interface.  
I'm not sure of the name, but just do a web search on "USB Network adapter".  
However, due to the nature of USB, you may just want to get a PCcard network 
adapter for the lap top.  If you wife's work has a network in the office, you 
-may- be able to get the company to pay for it.


If you're really interested in the possibility of USB, check out

http://www.usbstop.com/

http://www.usbstop.com/view1.cfm?id=PC

http://www.techadvice.com/help/Products/U/USBnetAdapters.htm


In article <7fj73.3244$GT.4712@news.rdc1.mi.home.com>, "Clocker Rocker" 
<harp300@hotmail.com> wrote:
>SITUATION:
>My home desktop (Celeron 464A/128MB RAM) is connected to the 'net via cable
>modem.  It will have Win98 SE when it comes out.  It currently has Win98.
>I already have an extra PCI ethernet card.  I have two open USB ports.
>
>My wife has a Toshiba laptop (P2 333/128MB RAM).  It has open USB ports.  It
>has Win95 OSR2.  I can't modify the OS of this machine because it is her
>work computer.  I don't have a PCMCIA network card as of yet.
>
>
>GOAL:  I want to be able to share the cable internet connection with the
>laptop on occasion when the desktop is being used for something else.
>
>
>QUESTION:  Can Win98 SE  ICS be used with a Win95 OSR2 machine?  Can I do
>this with USB ports?  What is my best option to acheive my goal?
>
>I know it can be done with Wingate but I'm looking for a different way of
>doing it.   USB sounds like an excitiong posibility to me.   Please comment.
>TIA.
>
>Thanks,
>[Clocker]
>
>

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