Michael Rigby-Jones wrote:

> Direct Cable Connection can a total PITA to get working, or it might just
> work the first time you try it.  Unless you have a specific need for TCP/IP,
> then my advice would be to just install NETBUI.  It simplifies the whole
> process and more often than not things work first time.  You may also need
> to install the Microsoft "dial up adapter".  Once working the system behaves
> just like a real peer to peer network, albeit very slow using a serial
> cable.  If you are regularly going to be using DCC for file transfer, then a
> parallel cable would be a good investment (or even make one yourself), it's
> much faster.


Everyone missed my first post? We used to do
this method all the time, Win 95, a standard
null-parallel cable. Just set the settings in
Win95 and it works over the parallel cable fine.
We used it on a number of computers on a regular
basis. No problems. :o)
-Roman

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