Please help I'm new to this

i've got a windows 98 (not sure what version) and an XP home edition PC i'm
trying to conect using a cross over cable directly between two networking
cards. but neither machine can see the other, i've set both up under a
workgroup called "workgroup" and given both machines an IP address on the
same network but still no luck.

I've heard that windows 98 has a password enryption issue that stops it from
connecting to a network unless adjustments are made in the registry.

Can some one help??

MWB wrote:
> i've got a windows 98 (not sure what version) and an XP home edition PC i'm
> trying to conect using a cross over cable directly between two networking
> cards. but neither machine can see the other, i've set both up under a
> workgroup called "workgroup" and given both machines an IP address on the
> same network but still no luck.
>
> I've heard that windows 98 has a password enryption issue that stops it from
> connecting to a network unless adjustments are made in the registry.

you heard wrong
>
> Can some one help??

what do you mean by "see?"

what do the status lights on your NICs say?

can you ping each machine from the other?
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In article <5c6d1cadcd38c@uwe>, "MWB" <u19116@uwe> wrote:
>i've got a windows 98 (not sure what version) and an XP home edition PC i'm
>trying to conect using a cross over cable directly between two networking
>cards. but neither machine can see the other, i've set both up under a
>workgroup called "workgroup" and given both machines an IP address on the
>same network but still no luck.
>
>I've heard that windows 98 has a password enryption issue that stops it from
>connecting to a network unless adjustments are made in the registry.
>
>Can some one help??

There's no registry change needed on Windows 98.

The easiest way to set everything up is to run XP's Network Setup
Wizard on both computers:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm

If you can't use a floppy disk or an XP CD-ROM for the Wizard, you can
copy XP's Wizard file to a USB flash drive or CD-R and run it on
Windows 98:

C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe

If you want to configure the network manually, assign IP addresses in
the same subnet, then make these settings in Control Panel | Network
on Windows 98:

1. Add these network components if they aren't already present:

TCP/IP protocol
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks

2. Remove these network components if they're present:

IPX/SPX protocol
NetBEUI protocol
Client for NetWare networks

3. Set the workgroup name to the same name as the Windows XP computer
uses (default for XP is MSHOME).

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On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:15:17 -0700, "Steve Winograd [MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In article <5c6d1cadcd38c@uwe>, "MWB" <u19116@uwe> wrote:
>>i've got a windows 98 (not sure what version) and an XP home edition PC i'm
>>trying to conect using a cross over cable directly between two networking
>>cards. but neither machine can see the other, i've set both up under a
>>workgroup called "workgroup" and given both machines an IP address on the
>>same network but still no luck.
>>
>>I've heard that windows 98 has a password enryption issue that stops it from
>>connecting to a network unless adjustments are made in the registry.
>>
>>Can some one help??
>
>There's no registry change needed on Windows 98.
>
>The easiest way to set everything up is to run XP's Network Setup
>Wizard on both computers:
>
>XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm
>
>If you can't use a floppy disk or an XP CD-ROM for the Wizard, you can
>copy XP's Wizard file to a USB flash drive or CD-R and run it on
>Windows 98:
>
> C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe
>
>If you want to configure the network manually, assign IP addresses in
>the same subnet, then make these settings in Control Panel | Network
>on Windows 98:
>
>1. Add these network components if they aren't already present:
>
> TCP/IP protocol
> Client for Microsoft Networks
> File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
>
>2. Remove these network components if they're present:
>
> IPX/SPX protocol
> NetBEUI protocol
> Client for NetWare networks
>
>3. Set the workgroup name to the same name as the Windows XP computer
>uses (default for XP is MSHOME).

Is there something similar available for setting up a Win2000/ W98SE
interconnection?

Thanks miken

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Mike Newman
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:15:17 -0700, "Steve Winograd [MVP]"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>In article <5c6d1cadcd38c@uwe>, "MWB" <u19116@uwe> wrote:
>>>i've got a windows 98 (not sure what version) and an XP home edition PC i'm
>>>trying to conect using a cross over cable directly between two networking
>>>cards. but neither machine can see the other, i've set both up under a
>>>workgroup called "workgroup" and given both machines an IP address on the
>>>same network but still no luck.
>>>
>>>I've heard that windows 98 has a password enryption issue that stops it from
>>>connecting to a network unless adjustments are made in the registry.
>>>
>>>Can some one help??
>>
>>There's no registry change needed on Windows 98.
>>
>>The easiest way to set everything up is to run XP's Network Setup
>>Wizard on both computers:
>>
>>XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
>>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm
>>
>>If you can't use a floppy disk or an XP CD-ROM for the Wizard, you can
>>copy XP's Wizard file to a USB flash drive or CD-R and run it on
>>Windows 98:
>>
>> C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe
>>
>>If you want to configure the network manually, assign IP addresses in
>>the same subnet, then make these settings in Control Panel | Network
>>on Windows 98:
>>
>>1. Add these network components if they aren't already present:
>>
>> TCP/IP protocol
>> Client for Microsoft Networks
>> File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
>>
>>2. Remove these network components if they're present:
>>
>> IPX/SPX protocol
>> NetBEUI protocol
>> Client for NetWare networks
>>
>>3. Set the workgroup name to the same name as the Windows XP computer
>>uses (default for XP is MSHOME).
>
>Is there something similar available for setting up a Win2000/ W98SE
>interconnection?
>
>Thanks miken

There's no Wizard for setting up a network with Win2000. The Windows
98 settings that I listed above work fine with the default network
settings on Win2000.

It isn't strictly necessary, but specifying the same workgroup name on
Win98SE and Win2000 will make accessing other computers a little
easier.
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