Problems with networking betwen XP and 98

I've got a laptop (wireless) running win98 and a new
computer running windows XP home edition. I can't get the
laptop to see the desktop or vice versa. Both are in the
MSHOME workgroup and the XP is not behind a firewall (that
little checkbox for sharing is not checked either). I've
tried the network setup wizard and no dice. Any advice
would be appreciated! I had no problems when I was
running only windows 98 on two machines.

Thanks
Scott

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Scott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:001401c3aa5f$0786b6b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've got a laptop (wireless) running win98 and a new
> computer running windows XP home edition. I can't get the
> laptop to see the desktop or vice versa. Both are in the
> MSHOME workgroup and the XP is not behind a firewall (that
> little checkbox for sharing is not checked either). I've
> tried the network setup wizard and no dice. Any advice
> would be appreciated! I had no problems when I was
> running only windows 98 on two machines.
>
> Thanks
> Scott

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>-----Original Message-----
>I've got a laptop (wireless) running win98 and a new
>computer running windows XP home edition. I can't get
the
>laptop to see the desktop or vice versa. Both are in
the
>MSHOME workgroup and the XP is not behind a firewall
(that
>little checkbox for sharing is not checked either).
I've
>tried the network setup wizard and no dice. Any advice
>would be appreciated! I had no problems when I was
>running only windows 98 on two machines.
>
>Thanks
>Scott
>.
>

In article <001401c3aa5f$0786b6b0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Scott"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I've got a laptop (wireless) running win98 and a new
>computer running windows XP home edition. I can't get the
>laptop to see the desktop or vice versa. Both are in the
>MSHOME workgroup and the XP is not behind a firewall (that
>little checkbox for sharing is not checked either). I've
>tried the network setup wizard and no dice. Any advice
>would be appreciated! I had no problems when I was
>running only windows 98 on two machines.
>
>Thanks
>Scott

Un-install all firewall programs (ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security,
etc) while troubleshooting the network. An improperly configured
firewall can cause problems like you're seeing.

If that doesn't help, please reply to this message in the news group
(not by E-mail) with more information to help other people understand
the problem.

Is there an Internet connection on your network? What type?

How are the computers connected to each other -- through a crossover
cable, hub, switch, or broadband router?

What did you tell the Network Setup Wizard when it asked how your
computers connect to the Internet?

What IP address and subnet mask does each computer have?

Can the computers ping themselves and each other by IP address? By
computer name?
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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