I have a Windows 98 linked to an XP Home machine via a hub. The XP machine is showing 'connected' with packets being sent but none received. However neither machine is showing the the other in the list of computers connected. I have been through all the suggestions listed, eg removing firewall in XP, ensuring that the same network components are set up on each machine, file sharing enabled etc. The only suggestion I have not been able to follow is setting up the same network name and password for each machine. This is because when I set up the Network for 98 I left the password blank. Now when I try and put one in using passords on control panel , the relevant button is greryed out so I can't put anything in. As I have only 2 machines does one need to be host and the other guest, or does that apply only to direct cable connections?Any help much appreciated. Thanks Steve

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To restore your logon box in Win98, go to Control Panel, select Network and change the Primary Network Logon (mid page) from "Windows Logon" to "Client for Microsoft Networks". Host and Guest machines applies to the Direct Cable connections. In this instance for 2 machines neither of which is a Domain Server (don't fret, you don't want or need a Domain believe me) you are dealing with a Peer to Peer network, where both should - subject to you using the sharing tab on the folders - be able to access files on the other machine. Assuming you've set up TCP/IP addressing correctly (try setting your TCP/IP protocol against your network card under the same Network applet panel to 192.168.0.1 on one machine and 192.168.0.2 on the other with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0) then the next most likely cause of not seeing the other machine is that they are in different Workgroups. To check this go to the middle tab on the Network applet you accessed to change the Logon - it is marked Identification. The Computer Name and Description are fairly cosmetic and give a description of which box you are seeing on the net work once you connect them. The Workgroup name MUST be the same on both machines - if they aren't they wont see one another. Hope that helps


On Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 12:52 pm, Steve Niechcial wrote:
>I have a Windows 98 linked to an XP Home machine via a hub. The XP machine is showing
>'connected' with packets being sent but none received. However neither machine is
> showing the the other in the list of computers connected. I have been through all
>the suggestions listed, eg removing firewall in XP, ensuring that the same network
>components are set up on each machine, file sharing enabled etc. The only suggestion
>I have not been able to follow is setting up the same network name and password for
>each machine. This is because when I set up the Network for 98 I left the password
>blank. Now when I try and put one in using passords on control panel , the relevant
>button is greryed out so I can't put anything in. As I have only 2 machines does
>one need to be host and the other guest, or does that apply only to direct cable
>connections?Any help much appreciated.
>Thanks
>Steve
>
>

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Didn't help me. Selecting a manual IP address on the w2k box just disabled autoDNS. I seem to remember WinME creating a network install disk. Is that there in w2k somewhere?


On Friday, April 26, 2002 at 9:56 am, MarK wrote:
>To restore your logon box in Win98, go to Control Panel, select Network and change
>the Primary Network Logon (mid page) from "Windows Logon" to
>"Client for Microsoft Networks".
>
>Host and Guest machines applies to the Direct Cable connections. In this instance
>for 2 machines neither of which is a Domain Server (don't fret, you don't want or
>need a Domain believe me) you are dealing with a Peer to Peer network, where both
>should - subject to you using the sharing tab on the folders - be able to access
>files on the other machine.
>
>Assuming you've set up TCP/IP addressing correctly (try setting your TCP/IP protocol
>against your network card under the same Network applet panel to 192.168.0.1 on
>one machine and 192.168.0.2 on the other with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0) then
>the next most likely cause of not seeing the other machine is that they are in different
>Workgroups.
>To check this go to the middle tab on the Network applet you accessed to change the
>Logon - it is marked Identification.
>The Computer Name and Description are fairly cosmetic and give a description of which
>box you are seeing on the net work once you connect them. The Workgroup name MUST
>be the same on both machines - if they aren't they wont see one another.
>
>Hope that helps
>

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