In article <066301c3cfd7$908d1830$(E-Mail Removed)>, "DebS"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have successfully connected both my home computers
>(Win98 & new Dell WinXP) to the Internet through a
>Linksys BEFSX41. I have run all the Networking Wizards
>on both computers and followed Linksys guide to
>configuring my Win98 with all the protocols, etc. I have
>shared the folders I want. BUT I cannot make the
>computers see each other. The XP says that MSHOME
>workgroup is denied (I ran the MS-DOS command for guest
>user that I found in another trouble shoot) and still I
>can't get anywhere. Where do I go for help? I feel as
>if I have just missed one simple step somewhere.
Did the Linksys guide say to install multiple protocols? I've seen
that advice from Linksys before, and I think it's wrong. In my
experience, using more than one protocol can make a Windows network
unreliable, especially when Windows XP is involved. It can cause
exactly the problem that you're describing. Even if a network works
with multiple protocols, it's not working optimally.
TCP/IP is the only protocol that's needed, for both Internet access
and file sharing. If you installed IPX/SPX and NetBEUI, remove them
from both computers. Run XP's Network Setup Wizard again on both
computers and tell it that they connect to the Internet through a
"residential gateway", which is what it calls your router. That
should get everything working.
If not, try these tips:
1. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:
Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...hoot/netbt.htm
2. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.
If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:
HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parame ters
and delete these values if they're present:
NodeType
DhcpNodeType
Reboot, then try network access again.
If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".
For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;160177
TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314053
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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