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From: TheScullster on 13 Apr 2010 04:23
Hi all

I have a home network with a Netgear DG834 wired router for Internet access
which all works fine under XP Pro.

My father in law wants a similar setup, but is running XP Home Edition.
Many moons ago ISTR that XP Home Edition does not support networking.
Is this right, and, if so, does this mean that I cannot use an ethernet
router to connect his PC to Internet?

TIA

Phil


From: Leonard Grey on 13 Apr 2010 07:15
Windows XP Home Edition supports networking very well.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

TheScullster wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have a home network with a Netgear DG834 wired router for Internet access
> which all works fine under XP Pro.
>
> My father in law wants a similar setup, but is running XP Home Edition.
> Many moons ago ISTR that XP Home Edition does not support networking.
> Is this right, and, if so, does this mean that I cannot use an ethernet
> router to connect his PC to Internet?
>
> TIA
>
> Phil
>
>
From: TheScullster on 13 Apr 2010 08:27

"Leonard Grey" wrote

> Windows XP Home Edition supports networking very well.
> ---
Thanks Leonard

Does it support DHCP connection to a router/modem/firewall?

Phil


From: Leonard Grey on 13 Apr 2010 09:16
DHCP is not a type of connection; it's a method for allocating IP addresses.

Windows XP performs brilliantly with a router (wired or wireless) and a
modem (wired or wireless). Windows XP has its own firewall (your Dad
should be at Service Pack 3) or you are free to use a third-party firewall.

Most any router for home use comes with detailed instructions; the
router manufacturers also provide plenty of handholding to get you setup.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

TheScullster wrote:
> "Leonard Grey" wrote
>
>> Windows XP Home Edition supports networking very well.
>> ---
> Thanks Leonard
>
> Does it support DHCP connection to a router/modem/firewall?
>
> Phil
>
>
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 13 Apr 2010 10:57
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:23:54 +0100, "TheScullster"
<phil(a)dropthespam.com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I have a home network with a Netgear DG834 wired router for Internet access
> which all works fine under XP Pro.
>
> My father in law wants a similar setup, but is running XP Home Edition.
> Many moons ago ISTR that XP Home Edition does not support networking.
> Is this right,



No, it is not right. XP Home and Professional are exactly the same in
this regard, except for two things:

1. Professional supports joining a domain, but Home does not (however
note that home users almost never need to or want to join a domain).

2. For a workgroup network (which is undoubtedly what you
father-in-law should have) Professional supports 10 connections, but
Home only 5. Five is almost certainly more than he needs.

And you can even mix XP Professional and XP Home computers (as well as
other versions of Windows) on the same network.


> and, if so, does this mean that I cannot use an ethernet
> router to connect his PC to Internet?


No, no problem at all with a router.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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