getting XP and 98 to network

both computers are connected through a ethernet hub and
both hit the internet easily but they wont see eachother.
i tried many different things but still they wont see
eachother to network. i want to be able to share files and
a printer on the xp computer. Whats a good way to get them
to work?

http://www.wown.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/

Try here.

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"Steven" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:075901c3a898$691efe00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> both computers are connected through a ethernet hub and
> both hit the internet easily but they wont see eachother.
> i tried many different things but still they wont see
> eachother to network. i want to be able to share files and
> a printer on the xp computer. Whats a good way to get them
> to work?

There seem to be a lot of people having problems with the combination
of Windows 98 and Windows XP. Perhaps somebody with the knowledge
would be kind enough to write up a paper on this special combination?
I have stumbled on the problems myself, but everything is not up to
snuff yet, so I can't do it myself. I would not think of myself as
"knowledgeable" in the field either, to be honest.

The sites wown and practiacallynetworked referred below does perhaps
give all needed details, but not laid out easily for the
98-XP-impaired home networker.

Per.


On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:22:03 -0500, "Richard G. Harper"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>http://www.wown.com/
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
>
>Try here.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Per Stromgren
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>There seem to be a lot of people having problems with the combination
>of Windows 98 and Windows XP. Perhaps somebody with the knowledge
>would be kind enough to write up a paper on this special combination?
>I have stumbled on the problems myself, but everything is not up to
>snuff yet, so I can't do it myself. I would not think of myself as
>"knowledgeable" in the field either, to be honest.
>
>The sites wown and practiacallynetworked referred below does perhaps
>give all needed details, but not laid out easily for the
>98-XP-impaired home networker.
>
>Per.

These tips should help:

1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other
firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...c_firewall.htm

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/..._protocols.htm

3. 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
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