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Problems with Networking W98(2nd edition) with WindowsXP Home
Many thanks for your help - I will have a go and come back later in the
week. Rob "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article , "rob" wrote: I am attempting to network a W98 Notebook with a WindowsXP Home PC using an Ehternet adaptors and a crossover Ethernet cable (to be used just for file backup purposes). Although the Ethernet cards seem to be functioning OK, for some reason I am unable to set an IP address for the W98 notebook in the TCP/IP setup. I am allowed to select the option to set the IP address but no curser appears in the box. I at first thought that this may be due to the fact that AOL was installed on the machine so I uninstalled it but this had no effect on the problem. I would be most grateful for any advice on how I can resolve this problem since, as I understand it, I need to set fixed IP addresses on both machines to enable networking via an Ethernet crossover cable. Many thanks, Rob Strangely enough, the problem might be with video and display settings, not with networking settings. Download and install the latest Windows 98 drivers for the computer's video display adapter. If you've changed any of the Windows display fonts, change back to the default fonts. BTW, you don't need to set fixed IP addresses. W98 and WindowsXP can network with each other when configured to obtain an IP address automatically. They'll automatically assign themselves compatible "automatic private" IP addresses in the 169.254.x.x. range. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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Problems with Networking W98(2nd edition) with WindowsXP Home
I was unable to solve the problem of setting the Notebook W98 IP address so
decided to take your advice and also set the XP machine IP address to auto. I also reinstalled the PCMCIA Ethernet card and introduced the same network log in name (as the XP name) on the W98 notebook and set up a new network (excluding ICS) using the XP wizard on the XP machine. The result is that the W98 notebook can ping, but not see the XP machine or even the Workgroup or itself, and the XP machine can see the W98 notebook but can neither ping it or see files on it (both machines have MyDocuments set up for sharing). I am now really confused ... any advice would be very much appreciated - Rob "rob" wrote in message ... Many thanks for your help - I will have a go and come back later in the week. Rob "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article , "rob" wrote: I am attempting to network a W98 Notebook with a WindowsXP Home PC using an Ehternet adaptors and a crossover Ethernet cable (to be used just for file backup purposes). Although the Ethernet cards seem to be functioning OK, for some reason I am unable to set an IP address for the W98 notebook in the TCP/IP setup. I am allowed to select the option to set the IP address but no curser appears in the box. I at first thought that this may be due to the fact that AOL was installed on the machine so I uninstalled it but this had no effect on the problem. I would be most grateful for any advice on how I can resolve this problem since, as I understand it, I need to set fixed IP addresses on both machines to enable networking via an Ethernet crossover cable. Many thanks, Rob Strangely enough, the problem might be with video and display settings, not with networking settings. Download and install the latest Windows 98 drivers for the computer's video display adapter. If you've changed any of the Windows display fonts, change back to the default fonts. BTW, you don't need to set fixed IP addresses. W98 and WindowsXP can network with each other when configured to obtain an IP address automatically. They'll automatically assign themselves compatible "automatic private" IP addresses in the 169.254.x.x. range. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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Problems with Networking W98(2nd edition) with WindowsXP Home
I have now found the problem - even though I had exited the Ice firewall throughout my attempts to network, when I uninstalled it the problem was resolved! Many thanks for all the assistance given - Rob "rob" wrote in message ... I was unable to solve the problem of setting the Notebook W98 IP address so decided to take your advice and also set the XP machine IP address to auto. I also reinstalled the PCMCIA Ethernet card and introduced the same network log in name (as the XP name) on the W98 notebook and set up a new network (excluding ICS) using the XP wizard on the XP machine. The result is that the W98 notebook can ping, but not see the XP machine or even the Workgroup or itself, and the XP machine can see the W98 notebook but can neither ping it or see files on it (both machines have MyDocuments set up for sharing). I am now really confused ... any advice would be very much appreciated - Rob "rob" wrote in message ... Many thanks for your help - I will have a go and come back later in the week. Rob "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article , "rob" wrote: I am attempting to network a W98 Notebook with a WindowsXP Home PC using an Ehternet adaptors and a crossover Ethernet cable (to be used just for file backup purposes). Although the Ethernet cards seem to be functioning OK, for some reason I am unable to set an IP address for the W98 notebook in the TCP/IP setup. I am allowed to select the option to set the IP address but no curser appears in the box. I at first thought that this may be due to the fact that AOL was installed on the machine so I uninstalled it but this had no effect on the problem. I would be most grateful for any advice on how I can resolve this problem since, as I understand it, I need to set fixed IP addresses on both machines to enable networking via an Ethernet crossover cable. Many thanks, Rob Strangely enough, the problem might be with video and display settings, not with networking settings. Download and install the latest Windows 98 drivers for the computer's video display adapter. If you've changed any of the Windows display fonts, change back to the default fonts. BTW, you don't need to set fixed IP addresses. W98 and WindowsXP can network with each other when configured to obtain an IP address automatically. They'll automatically assign themselves compatible "automatic private" IP addresses in the 169.254.x.x. range. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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