Ciscokits has some good stuff. You could save some money by buying used equipment on ebay.
A good starter lab might be something like this:
2501 router
2514 router (these are great - they have two ehternet I/Fs)
2924 switch
For the routers, you'll need transceivers to convert the AUI...
The transceivers can be sold on Ebay as they let you upgrade Cisco 2500 routers with AUI ports so that you can use them as RJ45 ports. They go for $5-10 each. Of course there's a lot of them out there, so you might not get a sale.
CCNA students love the 2500's, so there's still some demand...
Cisco is the best brand, but very pricey. If you do IT work for a living, it's worth considering as that's the brand the vast majority of companies use.
For home use, Linksys and Netgear are the best IMHO.
Verizon has its own speedtest which is actually very accurate and does not fudge the speed to make themselves look good.
Try it at http://infospeed.verizon.net/speedtest/speedtest500k.asp
If you need to save a buck or two (or twenty), go with Wireless-B. It's more than fast enough to handle broadband.
Cisco is an obvious choice, but is expensive and VERY tech-oriented.
Linksys is good for B or G, although their website is crap when it comes to support. It's geared towards...
A Verizon fiber connection. Cool.
Fardingle's reply is right on for the equipment you now have. Here's something else to consider:
Get your own router and configure it to your own specs, whatever best suits your network (easier said than done, but bear with me for a sec).
Then for the...
Isolate your problem. Connect the two PCs with a crossover cable and see if you can ping with IPs and computer names. If everything works, then you know the problem is with your router settings.
Look at your subnet masks with ipconfig. If they are 255.255.255.0 (which they probably are, as this is the default), then you have two different networks set up and they can't talk to each other.
Either use your router to interconnect the two networks or give all your systems a 192.168.2.#...
Keep in mind there is a 137GB limit on hard drives for older BIOSes and OSes.
XP didn't break the barrier until SP1. 2000 needs SP3 or better.
Here's a Seagate link on the issue
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/137_win2000.html
Does your BIOS show it to be a 200GB drive...
Almost any company that wants to network 100 computers is going to hire a contractor to wire the building. The you have a nice tidy wiring closet where you hook up all your switches and routers.
The info about the IP address/subnet is already in the packet when it is sent - so you could say the host sets it.
This kind of information won't help you with either certifications or with understanding networks - it's more along the lines of trivia... :)
Nothinman was steering you on the right path.
If you want to see PING in action, just open up a command prompt and type PING LOCALHOST
You can PING a hostname or an IP address. Same with NET SEND (which is most likely what your classmate was using). If he knows your IP or your hostname...
The bad news is that your skin will slowly turn gray (or silver if you used Arctic Silver).
The good news is that any computer you touch will be 10% cooler.
And Barry Bonds wants to know if you used the cream or the clear?
He probably use cheats (commonly referred to as braindumps) to get his certs. Anyone who actually earned all those certs you listed would have to be pretty knowledgeable.
I should mention one more thing. Try pinging the computers from both PCs and see if you lose any packets. If you don't know how to ping, let us know and someone will help.
Mapping the shares to a drive actually IS a good idea. When you open up My Network Places, there's a delay while the computer searches through the network. Using Windows Explorer, you should be able to copy and paste to a mapped share in no time.
Try it.
You need a little more experience than that. The cert requires two exams, one solely focusing on operating systems. You really need to read a study guide to pass it - although it's not hard once you read through the material.
Most of the newer mobos will let you install XP onto SATA without pressing F6. Original post concerned W2K, which usually needs the F6/floppy disk combo (or slipstreaming).
You're going to have to figure out where are all your save files are - easy with some games, a bit harder with others. Some games save everthing in their own folders, a few may drop save files in the My Documents or other user specific folders. Do some research! :)
The best solution is probably going to be a clean install. Hopefully your friend has all their software CDs so they can reinstall everything. Backup anything important first, of course.
Some programs back then actually came with uninstall utilities. Look for one before you do all the manual work.
You can probably find cheap copies of DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1 if you want to try a fresh install - of course you may have driver issues.
The boards uses the Athlon CPUs. I think the fastest in that line is 2.2Ghz, if your BIOS supports that speed. Try to find the model number of your mobo. It may be visible in the BIOS screen.
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