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You seem to know a lot about networking i have a windows 98SE laptop and a windowsXP home desktop computer. i want to know how to set up a network between them and if programs on 1 computer can be used on another my email is chewy5000(AT)hotmai(lDOT)com "Chuck" wrote: On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 13:49:46 -0500, "WeatherGuy" wrote: Hello I hope someone can help me. I am putting together a small home network using a router and Ethernet adapters. It hasn't started too well. Right now I have only two computer on the network, one using Win98 and the other WinXp SP2. Both access the internet OK through the router and the XP computer can see the 98 one in "Network Places", but the 98 one cannot see the XP one either in the network places or using UNC (startrun\\computer name). Both are in the same (and only) work group. I have checked that the NICs are working properly, have tied adjusting a number of software settings, taking Windows Firewall off the XP system, etc but to no avial. Am I missing something basic? What else should I try? Any ideas would be much appreciated Mike Mike, Check for a browser conflict between the WinXP computer and the Win98 computer. I"m not talking about Internet Explorer here. The browser is the program that allows any computer to see any other computer on the LAN. The browsers for WinXP (WinNT/2K/XP) and Win98 (Win95/98/ME) don't work well together on the same LAN. Make sure the browser service is running on the WinXP computer only. Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable the browser on the Win98 computer: http://cms.simons-rock.edu/faq_by_subtopic/node138.html After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power both computers off to reset the browser settings on each. Then power both back on. The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305 You can download Browstat from either: http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master browser. For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net |
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Win98/WinXP home network
Hi,
You seem to know a lot about networking i have a windows 98SE laptop and a windowsXP home desktop computer. i want to know how to set up a network between them and if programs on 1 computer can be used on another my email is chewy5000(AT)hotmai(lDOT)com "Chuck" wrote: On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 13:49:46 -0500, "WeatherGuy" wrote: Hello I hope someone can help me. I am putting together a small home network using a router and Ethernet adapters. It hasn't started too well. Right now I have only two computer on the network, one using Win98 and the other WinXp SP2. Both access the internet OK through the router and the XP computer can see the 98 one in "Network Places", but the 98 one cannot see the XP one either in the network places or using UNC (startrun\\computer name). Both are in the same (and only) work group. I have checked that the NICs are working properly, have tied adjusting a number of software settings, taking Windows Firewall off the XP system, etc but to no avial. Am I missing something basic? What else should I try? Any ideas would be much appreciated Mike Mike, Check for a browser conflict between the WinXP computer and the Win98 computer. I"m not talking about Internet Explorer here. The browser is the program that allows any computer to see any other computer on the LAN. The browsers for WinXP (WinNT/2K/XP) and Win98 (Win95/98/ME) don't work well together on the same LAN. Make sure the browser service is running on the WinXP computer only. Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable the browser on the Win98 computer: http://cms.simons-rock.edu/faq_by_subtopic/node138.html After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power both computers off to reset the browser settings on each. Then power both back on. The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking about Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305 You can download Browstat from either: http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers list the same master browser. For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net |
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On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:17:01 -0800, Stu *email_address_deleted* wrote:
Hi, You seem to know a lot about networking i have a windows 98SE laptop and a windowsXP home desktop computer. i want to know how to set up a network between them and if programs on 1 computer can be used on another Stu, Networking is a lot of fun, but you need to start with a basic understanding how to start. Here are a few websites with useful tutorials, for general information: http://www.cablesense.com/ http://www.homenethelp.com/ http://www.practicallynetworked.com/ http://www.wown.com/ Now as to the issue about using programs on one computer from another, this varies. Most Windows applications are installed on a given computer, and installation creates entries in the system registry. The registry is accessible only from the computer that it's installed on. If you were to install an application like Microsoft Office for instance on Computer1, then share "C:\Microsoft Office", you could maybe access the files in "\\Computer1\Microsoft Office" from Computer2, but you'd not be able to run any of the programs in there. When you have any specific questions about file sharing or networking (and questions are normal, and should not be avoided), please feel free to post back here anytime. These forums are great places for peer assistance, and they work best when questions and answers are made where everybody can see and respond, and learn. How to Compose a Good Newsgroup Post http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to Act Smart on Usenet http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Getting Your Post Noticed - and Answered http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net |
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Win98/WinXP home network
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:17:01 -0800, Stu *email_address_deleted* wrote:
Hi, You seem to know a lot about networking i have a windows 98SE laptop and a windowsXP home desktop computer. i want to know how to set up a network between them and if programs on 1 computer can be used on another Stu, Networking is a lot of fun, but you need to start with a basic understanding how to start. Here are a few websites with useful tutorials, for general information: http://www.cablesense.com/ http://www.homenethelp.com/ http://www.practicallynetworked.com/ http://www.wown.com/ Now as to the issue about using programs on one computer from another, this varies. Most Windows applications are installed on a given computer, and installation creates entries in the system registry. The registry is accessible only from the computer that it's installed on. If you were to install an application like Microsoft Office for instance on Computer1, then share "C:\Microsoft Office", you could maybe access the files in "\\Computer1\Microsoft Office" from Computer2, but you'd not be able to run any of the programs in there. When you have any specific questions about file sharing or networking (and questions are normal, and should not be avoided), please feel free to post back here anytime. These forums are great places for peer assistance, and they work best when questions and answers are made where everybody can see and respond, and learn. How to Compose a Good Newsgroup Post http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to Act Smart on Usenet http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Getting Your Post Noticed - and Answered http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net |
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I am having trouble sharing files and printers between Win XP Home SP2 and
Win 98 SE. I just read this post and tried to disable the master broswser on 98 SE but it does not have a Network Neighborhood folder. The XP is enabled. The XP is sharing files but not printers in the shared folders. The XP cannot see anything from the 98 SE nor can the 98 SE see anything from the XP. Internet is working fine. Can you help me to resolve this problem? "Chuck" wrote: On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:17:01 -0800, Stu *email_address_deleted* wrote: Hi, You seem to know a lot about networking i have a windows 98SE laptop and a windowsXP home desktop computer. i want to know how to set up a network between them and if programs on 1 computer can be used on another Stu, Networking is a lot of fun, but you need to start with a basic understanding how to start. Here are a few websites with useful tutorials, for general information: http://www.cablesense.com/ http://www.homenethelp.com/ http://www.practicallynetworked.com/ http://www.wown.com/ Now as to the issue about using programs on one computer from another, this varies. Most Windows applications are installed on a given computer, and installation creates entries in the system registry. The registry is accessible only from the computer that it's installed on. If you were to install an application like Microsoft Office for instance on Computer1, then share "C:\Microsoft Office", you could maybe access the files in "\\Computer1\Microsoft Office" from Computer2, but you'd not be able to run any of the programs in there. When you have any specific questions about file sharing or networking (and questions are normal, and should not be avoided), please feel free to post back here anytime. These forums are great places for peer assistance, and they work best when questions and answers are made where everybody can see and respond, and learn. How to Compose a Good Newsgroup Post http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to Act Smart on Usenet http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Getting Your Post Noticed - and Answered http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net |
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Win98/WinXP home network
I am having trouble sharing files and printers between Win XP Home SP2 and
Win 98 SE. I just read this post and tried to disable the master broswser on 98 SE but it does not have a Network Neighborhood folder. The XP is enabled. The XP is sharing files but not printers in the shared folders. The XP cannot see anything from the 98 SE nor can the 98 SE see anything from the XP. Internet is working fine. Can you help me to resolve this problem? "Chuck" wrote: On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:17:01 -0800, Stu *email_address_deleted* wrote: Hi, You seem to know a lot about networking i have a windows 98SE laptop and a windowsXP home desktop computer. i want to know how to set up a network between them and if programs on 1 computer can be used on another Stu, Networking is a lot of fun, but you need to start with a basic understanding how to start. Here are a few websites with useful tutorials, for general information: http://www.cablesense.com/ http://www.homenethelp.com/ http://www.practicallynetworked.com/ http://www.wown.com/ Now as to the issue about using programs on one computer from another, this varies. Most Windows applications are installed on a given computer, and installation creates entries in the system registry. The registry is accessible only from the computer that it's installed on. If you were to install an application like Microsoft Office for instance on Computer1, then share "C:\Microsoft Office", you could maybe access the files in "\\Computer1\Microsoft Office" from Computer2, but you'd not be able to run any of the programs in there. When you have any specific questions about file sharing or networking (and questions are normal, and should not be avoided), please feel free to post back here anytime. These forums are great places for peer assistance, and they work best when questions and answers are made where everybody can see and respond, and learn. How to Compose a Good Newsgroup Post http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to Act Smart on Usenet http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Getting Your Post Noticed - and Answered http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net |
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