Shares disappear when W2K computer is turned on

My Win98SE computer's shares disappear and the "Entire
Network" becomes unbrowseable when the W2K computer my
wife uses on our home network (connected through a Linksys
Router) is turned on. Turn off the W2K computer, refresh
Network Neighbourhood after a minute or two and the shares
reappear. Using UNC, I can get to the drive share on the
W2K computer from Win98SE while the W2K computer can see
itself as well as browse my Win98SE computer with no
problems.
Any suggestions? I need to be able to browse and access
the printer on my wife's W2K computer...

TIA
Steve

Does you router issue IP addresses?
"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0b1601c36b99$f0ced140$(E-Mail Removed)...
> My Win98SE computer's shares disappear and the "Entire
> Network" becomes unbrowseable when the W2K computer my
> wife uses on our home network (connected through a Linksys
> Router) is turned on. Turn off the W2K computer, refresh
> Network Neighbourhood after a minute or two and the shares
> reappear. Using UNC, I can get to the drive share on the
> W2K computer from Win98SE while the W2K computer can see
> itself as well as browse my Win98SE computer with no
> problems.
> Any suggestions? I need to be able to browse and access
> the printer on my wife's W2K computer...
>
> TIA
> Steve

In article <0b1601c36b99$f0ced140$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Steve"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>My Win98SE computer's shares disappear and the "Entire
>Network" becomes unbrowseable when the W2K computer my
>wife uses on our home network (connected through a Linksys
>Router) is turned on. Turn off the W2K computer, refresh
>Network Neighbourhood after a minute or two and the shares
>reappear. Using UNC, I can get to the drive share on the
>W2K computer from Win98SE while the W2K computer can see
>itself as well as browse my Win98SE computer with no
>problems.
>Any suggestions? I need to be able to browse and access
>the printer on my wife's W2K computer...
>
>TIA
>Steve

When the W2K computer starts up, it becomes the master browser for the
network, taking that role away from the computer that was the master
browser. Such a change can disrupt network browsing for up to 15
minutes.

Here are two possible solutions:

1. Even when Network Neighborhood doesn't work, you can access another
computer by typing its name in the Start | Run box in this format:

\\computer

2. Prevent W2K from becoming the master browser:

a. Right click My Computer, and click Manage.
b. Double click Services and Applications.
c. Double click Services.
d. Double click Computer Browser. If the Service status is Started,
click Stop.
e. Set the Startup type to Disabled.
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