In article <0f5a01c393fb$31a35d10$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Greg"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a peer to peer network with 4 machines, 2 XP home
>and 2 Win98se. 1 & 2 are XP and 3 & 4 are win98. 1, 2, & 3
>can see each other fine. 3 & 4 can see each other fine.
>But 1 & 2 can't see 4 and vice versa. The one difference
>I can see in 3 & 4 is that 4 has AOL 8.0 installed and AOL
>things like VPN are listed in the network properties.
>Could that be the problem or am I overlooking something?
>Thanks in advance.
These tips should help you get everything working:
1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- 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 all computers.
Details here:
Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...hoot/netbt.htm
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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