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Win 98 network
My network has two computers, Desktop with XP and IBM laptop with Win 98.
Broadband through a router (not wireless). The message I get from the IBM is - Cannot browse the network. The desktop can see the IBM, look at all files, and completely access the IBM and all of its contents. The IBM cannot see anything on the network. I have gone through all the troubleshooters, checked the clients, installed cards, etc., and even get the message that the network is setup and working, but despite this, I cannot look at or share files and printers (they are both enabled on the IBM). The network worked once but no longer. And, by the way, I can access the Internet from the IBM, but not the local network. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies and its solution? I would appreciate any help. I had XP on the IBM but it took up too much disk space. Help. |
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In article , "The
Doctor" The wrote: My network has two computers, Desktop with XP and IBM laptop with Win 98. Broadband through a router (not wireless). The message I get from the IBM is - Cannot browse the network. The desktop can see the IBM, look at all files, and completely access the IBM and all of its contents. The IBM cannot see anything on the network. I have gone through all the troubleshooters, checked the clients, installed cards, etc., and even get the message that the network is setup and working, but despite this, I cannot look at or share files and printers (they are both enabled on the IBM). The network worked once but no longer. And, by the way, I can access the Internet from the IBM, but not the local network. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies and its solution? I would appreciate any help. I had XP on the IBM but it took up too much disk space. Help. It can take up to 15 minutes after a computer starts up before network browsing works. During that time, you should be able to access another computer by typing the other computer's name in the Start | Run box preceded by two backslash characters: \\computer If that doesn't work, here are two common reasons for the inability to browse the network: 1. The network settings are configured for user-level access control, which isn't available in a peer-to-peer network. Go to Control Panel | Network, click the Access Control tab, and make sure that share-level access control is selected. 2. The user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Windows 98 starts? If so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a user name and, optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt, click Start | Log Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing work properly, the most likely fix is to go to this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ Network\Real Mode Net and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown he http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon Please see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more information: "Unable to Browse the Network" When You Click Network Neighborhood http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;260214 No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=KB;en-us;141858 -- 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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In article , "Tony"
wrote: "The Doctor" The wrote in message ... My network has two computers, Desktop with XP and IBM laptop with Win 98. Broadband through a router (not wireless). The message I get from the IBM is - Cannot browse the network. The desktop can see the IBM, look at all files, and completely access the IBM and all of its contents. The IBM cannot see anything on the network. I have gone through all the troubleshooters, checked the clients, installed cards, etc., and even get the message that the network is setup and working, but despite this, I cannot look at or share files and printers (they are both enabled on the IBM). The network worked once but no longer. And, by the way, I can access the Internet from the IBM, but not the local network. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies and its solution? I would appreciate any help. I had XP on the IBM but it took up too much disk space. Help. Try setting up a user on the XP PC with the same username and password as used on the W98 laptop The "Cannot browse the network" message on Win 98 has nothing to do with user names and passwords on the XP PC. Matching user names and passwords are never necessary to browse a Windows network. The problem is probably that the user isn't logged on at all on Win 98. In that case, logging on with any user name and password will fix it. -- 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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In article , "Tony"
wrote: "The Doctor" The wrote in message ... My network has two computers, Desktop with XP and IBM laptop with Win 98. Broadband through a router (not wireless). The message I get from the IBM is - Cannot browse the network. The desktop can see the IBM, look at all files, and completely access the IBM and all of its contents. The IBM cannot see anything on the network. I have gone through all the troubleshooters, checked the clients, installed cards, etc., and even get the message that the network is setup and working, but despite this, I cannot look at or share files and printers (they are both enabled on the IBM). The network worked once but no longer. And, by the way, I can access the Internet from the IBM, but not the local network. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies and its solution? I would appreciate any help. I had XP on the IBM but it took up too much disk space. Help. Try setting up a user on the XP PC with the same username and password as used on the W98 laptop The "Cannot browse the network" message on Win 98 has nothing to do with user names and passwords on the XP PC. Matching user names and passwords are never necessary to browse a Windows network. The problem is probably that the user isn't logged on at all on Win 98. In that case, logging on with any user name and password will fix it. -- 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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I'm having a somewhat similar problem, only my windows 98 workstations are on
the network. There's this 1 server that they used to have a drive mapped to a share on this server. This server just got rebuilt, and now the windows 98 machines can't access it. When going through windows explorer they can see the server, but when they click on it to map their network drive to the share, they get "Servername is not accessable". If trying net use x:\\servername\sharename they get error 53 with verbage that pretty much means the same thing as above. The odd thing about this is the windows 98 machines can even ping this server. I can't figure out what to try next. Since the server was rebuilt, something is missing, but I am fresh out of ideas as to what it could be. I noticed the comment you made in the last post about clicking on the access control tab and make sure that share-level access control is selected on the windows 98 client, do you think that would fix my problem? The worst thing about my problem is that these machines are running instruments and rebooting them isn't an option most of the time. I'm not sure if a reboot would be required for that type of change. "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote: In article , "The Doctor" The wrote: My network has two computers, Desktop with XP and IBM laptop with Win 98. Broadband through a router (not wireless). The message I get from the IBM is - Cannot browse the network. The desktop can see the IBM, look at all files, and completely access the IBM and all of its contents. The IBM cannot see anything on the network. I have gone through all the troubleshooters, checked the clients, installed cards, etc., and even get the message that the network is setup and working, but despite this, I cannot look at or share files and printers (they are both enabled on the IBM). The network worked once but no longer. And, by the way, I can access the Internet from the IBM, but not the local network. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies and its solution? I would appreciate any help. I had XP on the IBM but it took up too much disk space. Help. It can take up to 15 minutes after a computer starts up before network browsing works. During that time, you should be able to access another computer by typing the other computer's name in the Start | Run box preceded by two backslash characters: \\computer If that doesn't work, here are two common reasons for the inability to browse the network: 1. The network settings are configured for user-level access control, which isn't available in a peer-to-peer network. Go to Control Panel | Network, click the Access Control tab, and make sure that share-level access control is selected. 2. The user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Windows 98 starts? If so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a user name and, optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt, click Start | Log Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing work properly, the most likely fix is to go to this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ Network\Real Mode Net and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown he http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon Please see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more information: "Unable to Browse the Network" When You Click Network Neighborhood http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;260214 No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=KB;en-us;141858 -- 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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I'm having a somewhat similar problem, only my windows 98 workstations are on
the network. There's this 1 server that they used to have a drive mapped to a share on this server. This server just got rebuilt, and now the windows 98 machines can't access it. When going through windows explorer they can see the server, but when they click on it to map their network drive to the share, they get "Servername is not accessable". If trying net use x:\\servername\sharename they get error 53 with verbage that pretty much means the same thing as above. The odd thing about this is the windows 98 machines can even ping this server. I can't figure out what to try next. Since the server was rebuilt, something is missing, but I am fresh out of ideas as to what it could be. I noticed the comment you made in the last post about clicking on the access control tab and make sure that share-level access control is selected on the windows 98 client, do you think that would fix my problem? The worst thing about my problem is that these machines are running instruments and rebooting them isn't an option most of the time. I'm not sure if a reboot would be required for that type of change. "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote: In article , "The Doctor" The wrote: My network has two computers, Desktop with XP and IBM laptop with Win 98. Broadband through a router (not wireless). The message I get from the IBM is - Cannot browse the network. The desktop can see the IBM, look at all files, and completely access the IBM and all of its contents. The IBM cannot see anything on the network. I have gone through all the troubleshooters, checked the clients, installed cards, etc., and even get the message that the network is setup and working, but despite this, I cannot look at or share files and printers (they are both enabled on the IBM). The network worked once but no longer. And, by the way, I can access the Internet from the IBM, but not the local network. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies and its solution? I would appreciate any help. I had XP on the IBM but it took up too much disk space. Help. It can take up to 15 minutes after a computer starts up before network browsing works. During that time, you should be able to access another computer by typing the other computer's name in the Start | Run box preceded by two backslash characters: \\computer If that doesn't work, here are two common reasons for the inability to browse the network: 1. The network settings are configured for user-level access control, which isn't available in a peer-to-peer network. Go to Control Panel | Network, click the Access Control tab, and make sure that share-level access control is selected. 2. The user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Windows 98 starts? If so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a user name and, optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt, click Start | Log Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing work properly, the most likely fix is to go to this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ Network\Real Mode Net and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown he http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon Please see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more information: "Unable to Browse the Network" When You Click Network Neighborhood http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;260214 No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=KB;en-us;141858 -- 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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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message news In article , "The Doctor" The wrote: My network has two computers, Desktop with XP and IBM laptop with Win 98. Broadband through a router (not wireless). The message I get from the IBM is - Cannot browse the network. The desktop can see the IBM, look at all files, and completely access the IBM and all of its contents. The IBM cannot see anything on the network. I have gone through all the troubleshooters, checked the clients, installed cards, etc., and even get the message that the network is setup and working, but despite this, I cannot look at or share files and printers (they are both enabled on the IBM). The network worked once but no longer. And, by the way, I can access the Internet from the IBM, but not the local network. Can anyone suggest where the problem lies and its solution? I would appreciate any help. I had XP on the IBM but it took up too much disk space. Help. It can take up to 15 minutes after a computer starts up before network browsing works. During that time, you should be able to access another computer by typing the other computer's name in the Start | Run box preceded by two backslash characters: \\computer If that doesn't work, here are two common reasons for the inability to browse the network: 1. The network settings are configured for user-level access control, which isn't available in a peer-to-peer network. Go to Control Panel | Network, click the Access Control tab, and make sure that share-level access control is selected. 2. The user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Windows 98 starts? If so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a user name and, optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt, click Start | Log Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing work properly, the most likely fix is to go to this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ Network\Real Mode Net and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown he http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon Please see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more information: "Unable to Browse the Network" When You Click Network Neighborhood http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;260214 No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=KB;en-us;141858 -- 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 This is just the problem I'm having now. Thanks for much good info. As it turns out, the above wasn't my problem, but your info helped me eliminate things that might have been. On my Dell Inspiron laptop I'm running Windows 98 SE with the free version of ZoneAlarm firewall (hey my laptop is ancient, all of 6 or 6 years old). It seems that the firewall is interfering with LAN access. I can see my desktop (Windows XP) when I turn off the laptop firewall, and that the network disappears when I turn it back on. So far as I can tell ZA's settings are ok. Any ideas? |
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