re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network'
Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 6:00 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by William
(12 messages posted)
Unless you are logging into a Microsoft domain structure, you probably need to install
the NetBeuie protocol which is not automatically available in Win XP anymore. I had
to install it from the installation CD disk which I got with computer.
On Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 4:51 pm, Chris wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
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>I have a laptop running windows XP home edn. connected under a linksys befsr41 router
>with other desktops running 98/ME OSes. It seems that whenever the laptop is on,
>it interferes with the network neighborhood and whenever one tries to browse the
>network, the windows 98/ME machine gives the "unable to browse the network..." error.
> It is possible to access a 9x/ME machine from another by specifying computer names
>directly, but they are all unable to communicate with the XP laptop. The laptop's
>network neighborhood also does not function at all and remains blank. All protocols
>are set up properly as far as i can tell, and all the firewalls on the xp machine
>are disabled. In addition, all the PCs have no problem accessing the internet thru
>the router. Any ideas?
>
>many thanks,
>chris
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