98 and XPP peer-to-peer

I'm helping a friend establish peer-to-peer between Win98 and XPP machines.
The Win98 machine once connected to cable modem directly -- however now
using router/switch.

The router is doing DHCP starting at .100 which the 98 box was leased. To
be honest I'm not sure how the XPP box gets .145 (would have expected .101)
but I did a release/renew and it got .145 again. It also has the DNSs of
the ISP whereas the 98 box points to router for DNS.

Win98 machine can ping XPP machine by IP number and by computer name. In
Network Neighborhood the workgroup does not appear (both machines have same
workgroup name). Clicking on "Entire Network" yields a "Cannot browse
network error". Entering \\othername directly yields an error that it
cannot be found.

On XPP machine, it cannot see 98 computer name in Network Places.

Also, even though File & Print Sharing are both checked, Sharing does not
appear on either resource when right clicked.

I turned off Browse Master on 98 machine.

NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled. (I even tried adding IPX/SPX as a protocol
but that did not help with NetBIOS enabled.)

98 machine did have Norton Personal Firewall; we uninstalled and still no
luck.

I have not yet dropped/readded the adapter on the 98 machine or its TCP/IP.
I'm wondering if a Registry hack had been done.

Suggestions????

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"Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm helping a friend establish peer-to-peer between Win98 and XPP
machines.
> The Win98 machine once connected to cable modem directly -- however now
> using router/switch.
>
> The router is doing DHCP starting at .100 which the 98 box was leased. To
> be honest I'm not sure how the XPP box gets .145 (would have expected
..101)
> but I did a release/renew and it got .145 again. It also has the DNSs of
> the ISP whereas the 98 box points to router for DNS.
>
> Win98 machine can ping XPP machine by IP number and by computer name. In
> Network Neighborhood the workgroup does not appear (both machines have
same
> workgroup name). Clicking on "Entire Network" yields a "Cannot browse
> network error". Entering \\othername directly yields an error that it
> cannot be found.
>
> On XPP machine, it cannot see 98 computer name in Network Places.
>
> Also, even though File & Print Sharing are both checked, Sharing does not
> appear on either resource when right clicked.
>
> I turned off Browse Master on 98 machine.
>
> NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled. (I even tried adding IPX/SPX as a
protocol
> but that did not help with NetBIOS enabled.)
>
> 98 machine did have Norton Personal Firewall; we uninstalled and still no
> luck.
>
> I have not yet dropped/readded the adapter on the 98 machine or its
TCP/IP.
> I'm wondering if a Registry hack had been done.
>
> Suggestions????
>
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Bill"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I'm helping a friend establish peer-to-peer between Win98 and XPP machines.
>The Win98 machine once connected to cable modem directly -- however now
>using router/switch.
>
>The router is doing DHCP starting at .100 which the 98 box was leased. To
>be honest I'm not sure how the XPP box gets .145 (would have expected .101)
>but I did a release/renew and it got .145 again. It also has the DNSs of
>the ISP whereas the 98 box points to router for DNS.
>
>Win98 machine can ping XPP machine by IP number and by computer name. In
>Network Neighborhood the workgroup does not appear (both machines have same
>workgroup name). Clicking on "Entire Network" yields a "Cannot browse
>network error". Entering \\othername directly yields an error that it
>cannot be found.
>
>On XPP machine, it cannot see 98 computer name in Network Places.
>
>Also, even though File & Print Sharing are both checked, Sharing does not
>appear on either resource when right clicked.
>
>I turned off Browse Master on 98 machine.
>
>NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled. (I even tried adding IPX/SPX as a protocol
>but that did not help with NetBIOS enabled.)
>
>98 machine did have Norton Personal Firewall; we uninstalled and still no
>luck.
>
>I have not yet dropped/readded the adapter on the 98 machine or its TCP/IP.
>I'm wondering if a Registry hack had been done.
>
>Suggestions????

Remove IPX/SPX if it's still installed -- adding a protocol to a
network that has Windows XP is likely to make the situation worse, not
better.

On Win98, un-install and re-install File & Print Sharing, then share a
disk or folder.

Computer names don't appear in My Network Places on XP -- only their
shared disks and folders do.

A common reason for inability to browse the network on Win98 is that
the user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Win98 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 or Start | Shut Down | Close all programs... 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 here:

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon
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