Home networking error please help

Hi,

I have a Windows 98 machine which connects to a XP home machine through a
switch and shares files and the ISDN internet connection. However, following
a reinstall on the XP box, the network no longer works. I have checked all
settings, both machines have TCP/IP installed and fixed IPs of 192.168.0.1
and192.168.0.2. I have checked all other settings I can think of. The XP box
isn't visible at all in the workgroup on the Win98 machine, but the
Win98machine is visible from the XP box but on double click I get the error
message

"\\computername is not accesible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions.


The network path was not found."



All suggestions appreciated.



Thanks,



Graham Daniels

seeing as you have done a reinstall on the XP machine, have you shared the
folders/drives you want to?
"Graham Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c6ufnv$n5i$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I have a Windows 98 machine which connects to a XP home machine through a
> switch and shares files and the ISDN internet connection. However,
following
> a reinstall on the XP box, the network no longer works. I have checked
all
> settings, both machines have TCP/IP installed and fixed IPs of 192.168.0.1
> and192.168.0.2. I have checked all other settings I can think of. The XP
box
> isn't visible at all in the workgroup on the Win98 machine, but the
> Win98machine is visible from the XP box but on double click I get the
error
> message
>
> "\\computername is not accesible. You might not have permission to use
this
> network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
> you have access permissions.
>
>
> The network path was not found."
>
>
>
> All suggestions appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Graham Daniels
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

In article <c6ufnv$n5i$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Graham Daniels"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have a Windows 98 machine which connects to a XP home machine through a
>switch and shares files and the ISDN internet connection. However, following
>a reinstall on the XP box, the network no longer works. I have checked all
>settings, both machines have TCP/IP installed and fixed IPs of 192.168.0.1
>and192.168.0.2. I have checked all other settings I can think of. The XP box
>isn't visible at all in the workgroup on the Win98 machine, but the
>Win98machine is visible from the XP box but on double click I get the error
>message
>
>"\\computername is not accesible. You might not have permission to use this
>network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
>you have access permissions.
>
>The network path was not found."
>
>All suggestions appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Graham Daniels

Run the Network Setup Wizard on XP to fully enable file sharing.

If that doesn't get everything working, try these tips:

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 firewall
programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a firewall
program, use the un-install procedure provided by the manufacturer .
Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not
completely un-install it.

For more information, see:

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

4. 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
--
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

Yes Mike, I have shared the folders.

Graham


"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> seeing as you have done a reinstall on the XP machine, have you shared the
> folders/drives you want to?
> "Graham Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:c6ufnv$n5i$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a Windows 98 machine which connects to a XP home machine through
a
> > switch and shares files and the ISDN internet connection. However,
> following
> > a reinstall on the XP box, the network no longer works. I have checked
> all
> > settings, both machines have TCP/IP installed and fixed IPs of
192.168.0.1
> > and192.168.0.2. I have checked all other settings I can think of. The XP
> box
> > isn't visible at all in the workgroup on the Win98 machine, but the
> > Win98machine is visible from the XP box but on double click I get the
> error
> > message
> >
> > "\\computername is not accesible. You might not have permission to use
> this
> > network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
if
> > you have access permissions.
> >
> >
> > The network path was not found."
> >
> >
> >
> > All suggestions appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Graham Daniels
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Thanks Steve, this seems to have cured the problem. I think it was the
netbios over TCP/IP which wasn't enabled on the XP box.

Regards

Graham



"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <c6ufnv$n5i$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Graham Daniels"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have a Windows 98 machine which connects to a XP home machine through a
> >switch and shares files and the ISDN internet connection. However,
following
> >a reinstall on the XP box, the network no longer works. I have checked
all
> >settings, both machines have TCP/IP installed and fixed IPs of
192.168.0.1
> >and192.168.0.2. I have checked all other settings I can think of. The XP
box
> >isn't visible at all in the workgroup on the Win98 machine, but the
> >Win98machine is visible from the XP box but on double click I get the
error
> >message
> >
> >"\\computername is not accesible. You might not have permission to use
this
> >network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
> >you have access permissions.
> >
> >The network path was not found."
> >
> >All suggestions appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Graham Daniels
>
> Run the Network Setup Wizard on XP to fully enable file sharing.
>
> If that doesn't get everything working, try these tips:
>
> 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 firewall
> programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a firewall
> program, use the un-install procedure provided by the manufacturer .
> Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not
> completely un-install it.
>
> For more information, see:
>
> 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
>
> 4. 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
> --
> 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