Peer to Peer between win98 and winxp pro

Using a crossover cable: 1 to 3, 2 to 6, 3 to 1, 6 to 2. I connected a win98 pc to a winxp pro pc. The winxp pc can ping and connect to the win98 pc, but the win98 pc cannot ping or connect to the xp pc. Using ip addresses: win98 - 192.168.1.1 winxp - 192.168.1.2. Workgroups are named: workgroup. Client for Microsoft networks is setup. Sharing is set up on both pcs. And to top it off, sometimes the winxp can connect to the win98 and sometimes not. Do I need to use a hub or switch? Any help will be appreciated.

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"Larry M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1696101D-C496-4170-B27C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Using a crossover cable: 1 to 3, 2 to 6, 3 to 1, 6 to 2. I connected a
win98 pc to a winxp pro pc. The winxp pc can ping and connect to the win98
pc, but the win98 pc cannot ping or connect to the xp pc. Using ip
addresses: win98 - 192.168.1.1 winxp - 192.168.1.2. Workgroups are named:
workgroup. Client for Microsoft networks is setup. Sharing is set up on
both pcs. And to top it off, sometimes the winxp can connect to the win98
and sometimes not. Do I need to use a hub or switch? Any help will be
appreciated.

In article <1696101D-C496-4170-B27C-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Larry M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Using a crossover cable: 1 to 3, 2 to 6, 3 to 1, 6 to 2. I connected a win98
>pc to a winxp pro pc. The winxp pc can ping and connect to the win98 pc,
>but the win98 pc cannot ping or connect to the xp pc. Using ip addresses:
>win98 - 192.168.1.1 winxp - 192.168.1.2. Workgroups are named: workgroup.
>Client for Microsoft networks is setup. Sharing is set up on both pcs. And to
>top it off, sometimes the winxp can connect to the win98 and sometimes not.
>Do I need to use a hub or switch? Any help will be appreciated.

A properly wired crossover cable should work OK.

The most likely problem is that XP's built-in Internet Connection
Firewall is enabled, which will block all attempts to connect to XP
from 98. Disable it, as shown here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...c_firewall.htm
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