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Solve : Installing an ISA Ethernet card in Windows 95?

Answer» <html><body><p>A few days ago, for my oldest computer (HP Pavilion 7285 200Mhz with Windows 95) I had purchased an ISA Ethernet card that is still sealed in its original packaging that is to be used for multiplayer gaming. In the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/near-1112277" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NEAR">NEAR</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/future-2559" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FUTURE">FUTURE</a> I am planning on getting an ethernet hub to connect the computer through ethernet cables to the nearby Dell 2350 and the main computer I use in my family's library which is the HP Pavilion a1440n, to enable a three player game to be possible without additional computers being brought by friends. The issue at hand is that I'll have a need to connect the WAN port of the hub to the router near the library computer. (100 foot ethernet cables will be needed for connecting to the library computer and the router, as the hub will be in the basement closer to the other two computers.) If the oldest computer doesn't have a firewall, I believe it could be exposed to viruses and other threats if it connects to the internet. <br/><br/>I was told by evilfantasy in my Win95 anti-virus topic that an old computer like that one, being only used for old games, would not need an anti-virus, and it certainly doesn't need one if it doesn't have an internet connection. If I hook the hub up to the router, will the internet connection on the old computer work if it's hooked up with crossover cables for use in local multiplayer games? I need the answer to this question so I can determine whether or not to uninstall the anti-virus I installed on it earlier this evening.<br/><br/>Another good thing is that this will enable me to transfer files from the old HP Pavilion for backup if they're bigger than 1.44MB in size. The WAD files in the directory of the Doom games would be among them.<br/><br/>Now, the major question regarding installing the ISA Ethernet card is this: How will I set the card up after installing it?<br/><br/>EDIT: The first paragraph was edited after I saw Computer_Commando's response.Quote from: Ryan on February 17, 2010, 06:07:15 PM</p><blockquote>...<br/>1. If I hook the hub up to the router, will the internet connection on the old computer work if it's hooked up with crossover cables for use in local multiplayer games?<br/>...<br/>2. Now, the major question regarding installing the ISA Ethernet card is this: How will I set the card up after installing it?...</blockquote>I don't fully understand.<br/>1. Why do you need a crossover cable if you have a hub? The hub does the crossover.<br/>2. Almost like any other Windows computer.<br/>Quote from: Computer_Commando on February 17, 2010, 06:16:23 PM<blockquote>I don't fully understand.<br/>Why do you need a crossover cable if you have a hub? The hub does the crossover.<br/><br/></blockquote><br/>I guess I won't need a crossover cable if I get a hub then, as I did not know that the hub does the crossover. The crossover cable will only be used until I get one then. Regular ethernet cables will be used with the hub.<br/><br/>BTW, do you know anything about null-modem connections?Quote from: Computer_Commando on February 17, 2010, 06:16:23 PM<blockquote>2. Almost like any other Windows computer.<br/><br/></blockquote><br/>EDIT: Never mind. I'll look it up myself instead of waiting.Quote from: Ryan on February 17, 2010, 06:17:17 PM<blockquote>I guess I won't need a crossover cable if I get a hub then, as I did not know that the hub does the crossover. The crossover cable will only be used until I get one then. Regular ethernet cables will be used with the hub.<br/><br/>BTW, do you know anything about null-modem connections?<br/></blockquote><br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/hubs-1032533" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about HUBS">HUBS</a>, switches and routers are very similar in installation and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/function-11303" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FUNCTION">FUNCTION</a>. Physical connections are identical. One port (sometimes shown as the upload port) on the hub may have a button to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/configure-929061" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONFIGURE">CONFIGURE</a> as crossover or non-crossover.<br/>Null modem is for serial communication, sorta like a crossover cable for ethernet. Connects receive to transmit (pins 2 to 3) and handshakes (many pinout variations). I see. Well, speaking of things, I did a test on the newer desktop computers in Doom, to see if a deathmatch was possible using TCP/IP, and it was possible even when one of the computers was using a wireless connection. I'll just have to see if I can get the third one to connect later on.Quote from: Ryan on February 17, 2010, 06:21:01 PM<blockquote>EDIT: Never mind. I'll look it up myself instead of waiting.<br/></blockquote><br/>I thought you got tired of waiting.....</body></html>


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