XP Pro and Win98 Can't see eachother

I have a new laptop with XP Pro and I'm using a crossover
cable to connect to my old laptop running Win98 SE, so I
can copy quite a few files from the old one to the new
one.

I set everything up, but they can't see eachother from
either machine when I look for them in their respective
workgroup. In an effort to solve this issue I assiged
both of them a unique IP and modified the host file
accordingly.

I am able to ping with a reply using the computer name
from XP to Win98, but I do not receive a reply when I ping
from Win98 to XP, and they still can't see eachother.

Any suggestions would much be appreciated.


Diane

install netbeui prot.

"Diane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0e0f01c398b0$8dfdea80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a new laptop with XP Pro and I'm using a crossover
> cable to connect to my old laptop running Win98 SE, so I
> can copy quite a few files from the old one to the new
> one.
>
> I set everything up, but they can't see eachother from
> either machine when I look for them in their respective
> workgroup. In an effort to solve this issue I assiged
> both of them a unique IP and modified the host file
> accordingly.
>
> I am able to ping with a reply using the computer name
> from XP to Win98, but I do not receive a reply when I ping
> from Win98 to XP, and they still can't see eachother.
>
> Any suggestions would much be appreciated.

In article <0e0f01c398b0$8dfdea80$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Diane"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a new laptop with XP Pro and I'm using a crossover
>cable to connect to my old laptop running Win98 SE, so I
>can copy quite a few files from the old one to the new
>one.
>
>I set everything up, but they can't see eachother from
>either machine when I look for them in their respective
>workgroup. In an effort to solve this issue I assiged
>both of them a unique IP and modified the host file
>accordingly.
>
>I am able to ping with a reply using the computer name
>from XP to Win98, but I do not receive a reply when I ping
>from Win98 to XP, and they still can't see eachother.
>
>Any suggestions would much be appreciated.

There should be no need to assign IP addresses or to use a Hosts file.

These tips should help you get everything working:

1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
the local area network connection -- it's for use only on a direct
modem connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other
firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:

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

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/..._protocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers.
Details here:

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