WXP and W98 Networking

I have a WXP notebook. Wireless connected to a Netgear
router, and a W98 box ethernet-cable-connected to Netgear
router.
I am trying to backup from the WXP box to the W98 box
(filesharing), and also use print sharing.

From WXP box I can ping W98 box, but I cannot ping
computername (to the W98 box). Also can see my defined
home network from XP box, but get an errot msg "workgroup
name is not accessible, you may not have permission to
use this network resource". MSoft articles say that this
is a name resolution issue between computers. I strongly
suspect that the name resolution problem is on the W98
box, becasue I can successfully do name recognition from
the WXP box at work.

Could really use some help here.....

Thanks,
TJC

In article <2210601c38b7a$32f95d60$(E-Mail Removed)>, "TJC"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a WXP notebook. Wireless connected to a Netgear
>router, and a W98 box ethernet-cable-connected to Netgear
>router.
>I am trying to backup from the WXP box to the W98 box
>(filesharing), and also use print sharing.
>
>From WXP box I can ping W98 box, but I cannot ping
>computername (to the W98 box). Also can see my defined
>home network from XP box, but get an errot msg "workgroup
>name is not accessible, you may not have permission to
>use this network resource". MSoft articles say that this
>is a name resolution issue between computers. I strongly
>suspect that the name resolution problem is on the W98
>box, becasue I can successfully do name recognition from
>the WXP box at work.
>
>Could really use some help here.....
>
>Thanks,
>TJC

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
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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

FABULOUS! It worked!

Thanks Steve.

Regards,
TJC


>-----Original Message-----
>In article <2210601c38b7a$32f95d60
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "TJC"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I have a WXP notebook. Wireless connected to a Netgear
>>router, and a W98 box ethernet-cable-connected to
Netgear
>>router.
>>I am trying to backup from the WXP box to the W98 box
>>(filesharing), and also use print sharing.
>>
>>From WXP box I can ping W98 box, but I cannot ping
>>computername (to the W98 box). Also can see my defined
>>home network from XP box, but get an errot
msg "workgroup
>>name is not accessible, you may not have permission to
>>use this network resource". MSoft articles say that
this
>>is a name resolution issue between computers. I
strongly
>>suspect that the name resolution problem is on the W98
>>box, becasue I can successfully do name recognition
from
>>the WXP box at work.
>>
>>Could really use some help here.....
>>
>>Thanks,
>>TJC
>
>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/.../xp/ic_firewal
l.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/.../xp/network_pr
otocols.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/.../troubleshoot/
netbt.htm
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>.
>