Peer 2 Peer Problem

I have 2 windows 98 machines that I've set up in a P2P network. This
is the situation:

1. Both machines have the same HW in them, a video card in the AGP
slot, and a sound card and network card in the two ISA slots.

2. I'm using the TCP/IP protocol, and set IP address manually.

3. File and print sharing enabled on both machines.

4. No driver problems on either network card (or anything else)

5. Tried using coax cable as well as RJ-45 crossover, same result
either way

The end result varies slightly. Sometimes, one machine will see both
itself and the other, or it wont see the other machine in Network
Neighbourhood at all. The other machine never sees anything in Network
Neighbourhood. They both ping each other no problem, and I can see the
files on either machine by typing their IP Address into the other
machines explorer windows, I.E. "\\125.0.0.1\c"

Of course, being able to share files and ping would be OK for most of
the time, but this is a college assignment and I need to solve this
problem, any help would be appreciated.

coax ...have 50ohm terms on both ends ?

same workgroup?

at least one drive/folder shared on each ?

sure the rj45 cable IS a crossover ?

turn master browser off on one system ?

disable DNS ?

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have 2 windows 98 machines that I've set up in a P2P network. This
> is the situation:
>
> 1. Both machines have the same HW in them, a video card in the AGP
> slot, and a sound card and network card in the two ISA slots.
>
> 2. I'm using the TCP/IP protocol, and set IP address manually.
>
> 3. File and print sharing enabled on both machines.
>
> 4. No driver problems on either network card (or anything else)
>
> 5. Tried using coax cable as well as RJ-45 crossover, same result
> either way
>
> The end result varies slightly. Sometimes, one machine will see both
> itself and the other, or it wont see the other machine in Network
> Neighbourhood at all. The other machine never sees anything in Network
> Neighbourhood. They both ping each other no problem, and I can see the
> files on either machine by typing their IP Address into the other
> machines explorer windows, I.E. "\\125.0.0.1\c"
>
> Of course, being able to share files and ping would be OK for most of
> the time, but this is a college assignment and I need to solve this
> problem, any help would be appreciated.
>

Boot up and log onto both computers, then walk away for at least 15 minutes.
If you can browse the network then, you have a browser master issue.
Designating one PC as the master browser and disabling the master browser
function on the second PC will fix this.

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have 2 windows 98 machines that I've set up in a P2P network. This
> is the situation:
>
> 1. Both machines have the same HW in them, a video card in the AGP
> slot, and a sound card and network card in the two ISA slots.
>
> 2. I'm using the TCP/IP protocol, and set IP address manually.
>
> 3. File and print sharing enabled on both machines.
>
> 4. No driver problems on either network card (or anything else)
>
> 5. Tried using coax cable as well as RJ-45 crossover, same result
> either way
>
> The end result varies slightly. Sometimes, one machine will see both
> itself and the other, or it wont see the other machine in Network
> Neighbourhood at all. The other machine never sees anything in Network
> Neighbourhood. They both ping each other no problem, and I can see the
> files on either machine by typing their IP Address into the other
> machines explorer windows, I.E. "\\125.0.0.1\c"
>
> Of course, being able to share files and ping would be OK for most of
> the time, but this is a college assignment and I need to solve this
> problem, any help would be appreciated.
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed) om>,
(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>I have 2 windows 98 machines that I've set up in a P2P network. This
>is the situation:
>
>1. Both machines have the same HW in them, a video card in the AGP
>slot, and a sound card and network card in the two ISA slots.
>
>2. I'm using the TCP/IP protocol, and set IP address manually.
>
>3. File and print sharing enabled on both machines.
>
>4. No driver problems on either network card (or anything else)
>
>5. Tried using coax cable as well as RJ-45 crossover, same result
>either way
>
>The end result varies slightly. Sometimes, one machine will see both
>itself and the other, or it wont see the other machine in Network
>Neighbourhood at all. The other machine never sees anything in Network
>Neighbourhood. They both ping each other no problem, and I can see the
>files on either machine by typing their IP Address into the other
>machines explorer windows, I.E. "\\125.0.0.1\c"
>
>Of course, being able to share files and ping would be OK for most of
>the time, but this is a college assignment and I need to solve this
>problem, any help would be appreciated.

What happens if you use the computer name instead of the IP address?

\\computer\c

If that fails, make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both
computers. I've written a web page with details:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...hoot/netbt.htm
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