Networking XP and W98

My W98se machines are having a hard time seeing the shared folders on an
XP-Pro machine.
From the W98se, I'm logged in as UserA, password xyz. This same account and
password exist on the XP box. If a search the the N'hood for the XP, I find
it, I can see all the the appropriate folders and files and I can create,
but NOT write documents. But I can't see (it's blank) any text or other data
contained in any of the XP files.
That's via the N'hood! If I map a drive to the same XP folder I can see
folders and files, and I can create and edit them, no problem.
I have two generations of PCs in this office, all running W98se and all
with identical N'hood properties (I need to double check this statement
before I bet money on it. They're, at least, close). The GenerationOne PCs
are 4 years old, the GenerationTwo's are two years old. All of the
GenerationTwo's work fine, that is, I only need browse the N'hood to obtain
full access to the files I have appropriate rights to. All of the
GenerationOne PCs require that I map a drive in order to get full access.
Both Generations One and Two are both up to date patchwise.
Any clues or suggestions?

Ronald H. Schow wrote:
> My W98se machines are having a hard time seeing the shared folders on an
> XP-Pro machine.
> From the W98se, I'm logged in as UserA, password xyz. This same account and
> password exist on the XP box. If a search the the N'hood for the XP, I find
> it, I can see all the the appropriate folders and files and I can create,
> but NOT write documents. But I can't see (it's blank) any text or other data
> contained in any of the XP files.
> That's via the N'hood! If I map a drive to the same XP folder I can see
> folders and files, and I can create and edit them, no problem.
> I have two generations of PCs in this office, all running W98se and all
> with identical N'hood properties (I need to double check this statement
> before I bet money on it. They're, at least, close). The GenerationOne PCs
> are 4 years old, the GenerationTwo's are two years old. All of the
> GenerationTwo's work fine, that is, I only need browse the N'hood to obtain
> full access to the files I have appropriate rights to. All of the
> GenerationOne PCs require that I map a drive in order to get full access.
> Both Generations One and Two are both up to date patchwise.
> Any clues or suggestions?

Please clarify Ron: If you browse through the Net N'hood, you can see
the files, but when you attempt to open them, you get a blank document
and no error is produced. Right?

Sounds like it *might* be a permissions issue, but you should get an
error. :-\
--
Mark E. Adams, 2004 -- drop the "dot" to email me.

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"Intelligence without character is a dangerous thing."
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>-----Original Message-----
>
>Ronald H. Schow wrote:
>> My W98se machines are having a hard time seeing the
shared folders on an
>> XP-Pro machine.
>> From the W98se, I'm logged in as UserA, password xyz.
This same account and
>> password exist on the XP box. If a search the the
N'hood for the XP, I find
>> it, I can see all the the appropriate folders and files
and I can create,
>> but NOT write documents. But I can't see (it's blank)
any text or other data
>> contained in any of the XP files.
>> That's via the N'hood! If I map a drive to the same XP
folder I can see
>> folders and files, and I can create and edit them, no
problem.
>> I have two generations of PCs in this office, all
running W98se and all
>> with identical N'hood properties (I need to double
check this statement
>> before I bet money on it. They're, at least, close).
The GenerationOne PCs
>> are 4 years old, the GenerationTwo's are two years old.
All of the
>> GenerationTwo's work fine, that is, I only need browse
the N'hood to obtain
>> full access to the files I have appropriate rights to.
All of the
>> GenerationOne PCs require that I map a drive in order
to get full access.
>> Both Generations One and Two are both up to date
patchwise.
>> Any clues or suggestions?
>
>Please clarify Ron: If you browse through the Net N'hood,
you can see
>the files, but when you attempt to open them, you get a
blank document
>and no error is produced. Right?
>
>Sounds like it *might* be a permissions issue, but you
should get an
>error. :-\
>--
>Mark E. Adams, 2004 -- drop the "dot" to email me.
>
>CONSIDER: ===========---------
,,,,,,,,,............. . . . . .
>
>"Intelligence without character is a dangerous thing."
>-- G. Steinem
>
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>
>.
>
Thanks for the response, Mark.
I thought is was permissions, too. But when I map a drive
to the target folder, same PC, same session, same user,
everything works. I can write, read, edit, save, and
delete. Why the difference between mapping and using the
N'hood?

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> Thanks for the response, Mark.
> I thought is was permissions, too. But when I map a drive
> to the target folder, same PC, same session, same user,
> everything works. I can write, read, edit, save, and
> delete. Why the difference between mapping and using the
> N'hood?

Wish I knew Ron. Maybe somebody more savvy than I will chime in. I'm
wrestling with Samba right now.

Good luck.
--
Mark E. Adams, 2004 -- drop the "dot" to email me.

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"Ronald H. Schow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> My W98se machines are having a hard time seeing the shared folders on an
> XP-Pro machine.
> From the W98se, I'm logged in as UserA, password xyz. This same account
and
> password exist on the XP box. If a search the the N'hood for the XP, I
find
> it, I can see all the the appropriate folders and files and I can create,
> but NOT write documents. But I can't see (it's blank) any text or other
data
> contained in any of the XP files.
> That's via the N'hood! If I map a drive to the same XP folder I can see
> folders and files, and I can create and edit them, no problem.
> I have two generations of PCs in this office, all running W98se and all
> with identical N'hood properties (I need to double check this statement
> before I bet money on it. They're, at least, close). The GenerationOne PCs
> are 4 years old, the GenerationTwo's are two years old. All of the
> GenerationTwo's work fine, that is, I only need browse the N'hood to
obtain
> full access to the files I have appropriate rights to. All of the
> GenerationOne PCs require that I map a drive in order to get full access.
> Both Generations One and Two are both up to date patchwise.
> Any clues or suggestions?
>
>