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Clocker wrote in message ...
>HERE IS ANOTHER ?
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>Must I have a hub to proxy out  (or use ICS) my cable modem connection or
>can I use a crossover cable between two ethernet cards?
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>Thanks,
>Kevin
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>Clocker Rocker <harp300@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:7fj73.3244$GT.4712@news.rdc1.mi.home.com...
>> 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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