Windows 98 first addtion to XP system

I have been unable to connect the XP system to the Window
98 desktop.
I was told to buy a router which I did and the Internet
connextion is fine but no file sharing.
Has any one else been able to connect. The laptop I bought
has no floppy drive so networking is my only recourse. Thx!

In article <04c601c3b2c8$c4d829d0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Ernie Kemp"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have been unable to connect the XP system to the Window
>98 desktop.
>I was told to buy a router which I did and the Internet
>connextion is fine but no file sharing.
>Has any one else been able to connect. The laptop I bought
>has no floppy drive so networking is my only recourse. Thx!

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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Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Ernie Kemp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have been unable to connect the XP system to the Window
> 98 desktop.
> I was told to buy a router which I did and the Internet
> connextion is fine but no file sharing.
> Has any one else been able to connect. The laptop I bought
> has no floppy drive so networking is my only recourse. Thx!
>
>