Networking Wn98 to Win2000

Hi

I am trying to network a win2000 laptop with a win98 pc.
I have : *succesfully assigned ip addresses and accounts
*pinged both addresses and both work
* installed file and print sharing on both
*added both pcs to the same workgroup
The situation as it is now:
* The Win98 machine can see shared drive on Win
2000
* I can successfully copy files from Win98 to
Win2000
* The network works and packets are registed as
sent and received on the Win2000 machine in
status
The problem:
* Win 2000 on laptop can not see the Win98
machine in My Network places and I cant even
find it when using the search for a computer
feature.
* All critical periphrals are on the Win98 machine

Can anyone offer any ideas to this problem?

Thanks

You must have something on the Win98 machine shared in
order for the Win2000 machine to see it.. Whether it is
the C:/ drive or any peripheral, Win2000 will not see a
Win98 machine until it is setup to share..

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>I am trying to network a win2000 laptop with a win98 pc.
>I have : *succesfully assigned ip addresses and accounts
> *pinged both addresses and both work
> * installed file and print sharing on both
> *added both pcs to the same workgroup
>The situation as it is now:
> * The Win98 machine can see shared drive on
Win
> 2000
> * I can successfully copy files from Win98 to
> Win2000
> * The network works and packets are registed as
> sent and received on the Win2000 machine in
> status
>The problem:
> * Win 2000 on laptop can not see the Win98
> machine in My Network places and I cant even
> find it when using the search for a computer
> feature.
> * All critical periphrals are on the Win98
machine
>
>Can anyone offer any ideas to this problem?
>
>Thanks
>.
>

In article <118b01c38c4e$c7aa9990$(E-Mail Removed)>, "JMiles"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>You must have something on the Win98 machine shared in
>order for the Win2000 machine to see it.. Whether it is
>the C:/ drive or any peripheral, Win2000 will not see a
>Win98 machine until it is setup to share..

I respectfully disagree. In my testing, enabling File and Printer
Sharing makes a Windows 98 computer visible on the network, even if it
doesn't have any shared disks or folders. To see it on Windows 2000,
open My Network Places and click Computers Near Me.
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