Networking Win98SE/XP home problems-Help Please!

Hi! Need a little help here. I recently set up my XPhome and Win98
computers to share a cable internet connection. I connected the cable
modem to a D-Link wired router which feeds both computers. No problem
with that--both computers have great internet connections. Since then
I've tried to set up a network using these two computers (the XP
computer has a printer) so we can share files and use the printer on
both computers. I ran the XP network wizard on both computers using the
option for "network does not internet connection". I checked that the
firewall was not installed, both computers have tcp/ip as the only
protocol, netbios is enabled, dns obtained automatically from the
router, client for microsoft networks installed etc. I then set both
drives on the Win98 computer to be shared, as well as the C drive on the
WinXP computer and the printer(on XP computer). The driver for the
printer is on both computers. I assigned names to each computer and a
workgroup name. When I turn on both computers, the XP computer can see
and access both drives on the Win98 computer, and print with no problem.
The Win98 computer can't see the XP computer or use the printer. When
I click Network Neighborhood all I get is an Entire Neighborhood icon.
When I doubleclick that I get a popup saying that "unable to browse
network--network is not accessible". I tried leaving it on for a long
while, but never get any further. I have McAfee Firewall but it's set
not to run. The Win98 computer can successfully ping the XP computer
both by name and number, and visa-versa. I rechecked my settings using
the suggestions on web sites and previous posts but I can't figure out
what I'm missing.
Also, neither computer was ever set to require a login--it's our home
system so we don't use logins or passwords. Could this have anything to
do with it? Appreciate any help!

Ken

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"Kenneth J. Harris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi! Need a little help here. I recently set up my XPhome and Win98
> computers to share a cable internet connection. I connected the cable
> modem to a D-Link wired router which feeds both computers. No problem
> with that--both computers have great internet connections. Since then
> I've tried to set up a network using these two computers (the XP
> computer has a printer) so we can share files and use the printer on
> both computers. I ran the XP network wizard on both computers using the
> option for "network does not internet connection". I checked that the
> firewall was not installed, both computers have tcp/ip as the only
> protocol, netbios is enabled, dns obtained automatically from the
> router, client for microsoft networks installed etc. I then set both
> drives on the Win98 computer to be shared, as well as the C drive on the
> WinXP computer and the printer(on XP computer). The driver for the
> printer is on both computers. I assigned names to each computer and a
> workgroup name. When I turn on both computers, the XP computer can see
> and access both drives on the Win98 computer, and print with no problem.
> The Win98 computer can't see the XP computer or use the printer. When
> I click Network Neighborhood all I get is an Entire Neighborhood icon.
> When I doubleclick that I get a popup saying that "unable to browse
> network--network is not accessible". I tried leaving it on for a long
> while, but never get any further. I have McAfee Firewall but it's set
> not to run. The Win98 computer can successfully ping the XP computer
> both by name and number, and visa-versa. I rechecked my settings using
> the suggestions on web sites and previous posts but I can't figure out
> what I'm missing.
> Also, neither computer was ever set to require a login--it's our home
> system so we don't use logins or passwords. Could this have anything to
> do with it? Appreciate any help!
>
> Ken
>


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Ken,

I'm having an almost identical problem. I have XP on
primary PC and 98SE on secondary PC, with a Linksys wired
router. I have NS Internet Security 2004 on the XP PX
and what I suspect may be the problem, McAfee on the 98SE
PC. Internet connection on both PC's is great. I can't
access either PC (or their printers and files) from the
other PC. I can successfully ping the XP PC from either
PC but get a time out when trying to ping the 98SE PC
from itself or the XP PC. Any luck with
www.pctechnicians.ca?

Thanks,
Eric
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi! Need a little help here. I recently set up my
XPhome and Win98
>computers to share a cable internet connection. I
connected the cable
>modem to a D-Link wired router which feeds both
computers. No problem
>with that--both computers have great internet
connections. Since then
>I've tried to set up a network using these two computers
(the XP
>computer has a printer) so we can share files and use
the printer on
>both computers. I ran the XP network wizard on both
computers using the
>option for "network does not internet connection". I
checked that the
>firewall was not installed, both computers have tcp/ip
as the only
>protocol, netbios is enabled, dns obtained automatically
from the
>router, client for microsoft networks installed etc. I
then set both
>drives on the Win98 computer to be shared, as well as
the C drive on the
>WinXP computer and the printer(on XP computer). The
driver for the
>printer is on both computers. I assigned names to each
computer and a
>workgroup name. When I turn on both computers, the XP
computer can see
>and access both drives on the Win98 computer, and print
with no problem.
> The Win98 computer can't see the XP computer or use
the printer. When
>I click Network Neighborhood all I get is an Entire
Neighborhood icon.
>When I doubleclick that I get a popup saying
that "unable to browse
>network--network is not accessible". I tried leaving it
on for a long
>while, but never get any further. I have McAfee
Firewall but it's set
>not to run. The Win98 computer can successfully ping the
XP computer
>both by name and number, and visa-versa. I rechecked my
settings using
>the suggestions on web sites and previous posts but I
can't figure out
>what I'm missing.
>Also, neither computer was ever set to require a login--
it's our home
>system so we don't use logins or passwords. Could this
have anything to
>do with it? Appreciate any help!
>
>Ken
>
>.
>

No. It has a good (guide)tutorial and some tips but it seems that I
have already set it up in a way that should work. The only thing its
tutorial adds is to set up a user account and password. But I don't
want these on our home network and I don't think we even need them
because my xp computer sees the 98 computer and can access its drive and
files fine without any kind of login. Since I have accomplished most of
what I need--internet connectivity works on both and I can transfer
files, I guess I can live without having the printer accessible from the
98 computer--I'll just print when needed using the XP computer. I am
going to keep trying though!

In article <#yxsTa$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Kenneth J.
Harris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi! Need a little help here. I recently set up my XPhome and Win98
>computers to share a cable internet connection. I connected the cable
>modem to a D-Link wired router which feeds both computers. No problem
>with that--both computers have great internet connections. Since then
>I've tried to set up a network using these two computers (the XP
>computer has a printer) so we can share files and use the printer on
>both computers. I ran the XP network wizard on both computers using the
>option for "network does not internet connection". I checked that the
>firewall was not installed, both computers have tcp/ip as the only
>protocol, netbios is enabled, dns obtained automatically from the
>router, client for microsoft networks installed etc. I then set both
>drives on the Win98 computer to be shared, as well as the C drive on the
>WinXP computer and the printer(on XP computer). The driver for the
>printer is on both computers. I assigned names to each computer and a
>workgroup name. When I turn on both computers, the XP computer can see
>and access both drives on the Win98 computer, and print with no problem.
> The Win98 computer can't see the XP computer or use the printer. When
>I click Network Neighborhood all I get is an Entire Neighborhood icon.
>When I doubleclick that I get a popup saying that "unable to browse
>network--network is not accessible". I tried leaving it on for a long
>while, but never get any further. I have McAfee Firewall but it's set
>not to run. The Win98 computer can successfully ping the XP computer
>both by name and number, and visa-versa. I rechecked my settings using
>the suggestions on web sites and previous posts but I can't figure out
>what I'm missing.
>Also, neither computer was ever set to require a login--it's our home
>system so we don't use logins or passwords. Could this have anything to
>do with it? Appreciate any help!
>
>Ken

Run the Network Setup Wizard again on XP and tell it that the computer
connects to the Internet through a residential gateway (router).

Yes, the missing login on Win98 could be the problem. The most likely
fix is to run the registry editor, open this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\
Network\Real Mode Net

and delete the value named "AutoLogon". This web site explains how to
do it:

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

After that:

1. Go to Control Panel | Network and set the primary network logon to
Windows Logon.

2. Reboot and then log on with a user name and no password. The logon
prompt shouldn't appear on any reboot after that.

If those steps don't solve the problem, un-install the McAfee
Firewall. Just disabling a firewall isn't enough sometimes. After
un-installing it, go to Start | Run | Msconfig | Startup and disable
any remnants of the firewall.
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