I have an old pc (it is a pentium 1 MMX 233MHz, on Windows 98) that is not in use. I was thinking of using it to store my videos instead of saving them on my newer pc (pentium 4, win XP), maybe connecting the two machines. Do you think it would be possible? How do I do it? Thanx!!!
2006-08-11 05:00:16 · 10 answers · asked by Rita 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Yes, it is possible to connect the two machines on a home network if the older machine has an ethernet socket (larger style phone socket type) but I doubt if it would be worth it, depending on the size of the storage available on the machine and the network speed it is capiable of, a usb or external drive may be better.
If however you do want to go ahead, I would need to know if and what if any connection to the internet you have, and how you connect - ie usb or router.
If on a router then it would probably have a inbuilt DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) which would alleviate half of the battle, leaving you only to get the machines on the same workgroup (right click on My Computer and check out the Properties page) and set up a network share.
If you do not have a DHCP router then you will need to manually enter IP (internet protocol) addresses and subnet masks etc.
In short, entirely possible but is it worth it unless you can do it quickly, maybe some external storage on the new pc that you can move stuff of the old one on to would be better, certainly use less electric and much faster and easier.
Danny
2006-08-11 05:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
dear fellow member,
Peer to Peer sharing. You'd have to make your Win98 have the same login as your Windows XP username and password. It gets a bit complicated. If you want more information just msg me and i'll reply later with details on how to set it all up with your current scenario without spending any extra money. Just buy an external hard drive storage and hook it up via Firewire or USB port for all your storage needs. Your old computer cannot handle the amount of videos you need to download from today's standards anyways. You'll hear your old PC grind a lot and it will take time to transfer since chances are your network card on your old computer is a very older generation one.
Kind Regards,
Ben
2006-08-11 05:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably be better use to move the hard drive out of the old PC and into your new one has a second drive. Then you could delete Windows off it and use the whole thing for files, rather than just the left over. Also would be faster.
But if you want to connect the two PCs, buy a router (if you want both to have Internet access) or a hub (if you just want to share files)
2006-08-11 05:04:48 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible it is; but worth the effort is in question. Hey: I sounded like Yoda there....cool!! You probably would do better organizing the pictures for burning on a CD and doing that (with backup copies made). Once you've burned the pics to CD, simply delete them from your newer PC's hard drive.
You can still use the "old" PC to run it's dated games and for various word processing use.
But if you still want to connect the two, I suggest using a router....but again, will that be worth all the effort???
2006-08-11 05:07:56 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can connect the 2 PCs through a crosss-over cable. Give IP address for each PC. Then create a folder in your old PC and make it shared for network users. This folder will be the container of your files.
2006-08-11 05:08:08 · answer #5 · answered by mindstorm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be possible but you would have to network the two machines and share the drive on the 98 machine. It would probably be easier to fit the hard drive in the new machine (if there is room).
2006-08-11 05:32:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is possible, doesnt matter how old it is as long as it works. Will have a small hardrive so not not much storage space.
If ut old machine has a usb port then easiest way is to a buy a USB - USB cable called a Bridged cable or USB networking cable.
2006-08-11 05:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by onename 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good idea......buy one hub and get 2network card ( if its not there) now connect both pc with your ok? now give ip address to boths pc... my network place and property and then tcp ip property give 2 ip like 202.202.202.11 and 202.202.202.12 and subnet 255.255.255.0 and then gateway in 2ed pc 202.202.202.11 (old pc) and now share a folder in your old pc and install all your video there, now u can see this folder in your network place.:D i hope u understand rest u can connect me if u found any problem.
2006-08-11 05:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by winnner_of_heart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a memory stick and use it to move files between the old and the new computer... it's what I do and it works very well.
2006-08-11 05:05:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try it and see
2006-08-12 23:01:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋