I had a perfectly working LAN with main: Win2K, host: Win98, using cross-over.
Sharing files went great.
Sharing Internet went thorugh a WinProxy.
I now have XP on the main system and the same Win98 on the host.
Bought 2 identical new LAN adapters because XP didn't like my old LAN cards.
I know for sure that I have my settings right for Win98.
I used the Network Wizard on XP.
Local IP's and subnet are correct, Internet Sharing enabled.

Now the strange thing:

XP can see both XP and Win98 computer names.
But XP cannot view the shares.
The Win93 cannot see the network.
Both PC's cannot PING eachother!

It's driving me nuts.
what's the problem here?

P.S.  I've read about security, user authorization etc.
But I've seen it work somewhere without the User Accounts addition.











On Friday, May 3, 2002 at 11:56 am, TonyL 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:

>
>I want to share my cable modem between my two computers.  One is running winxp, 
and 
>another is running win98.  I am planning on using the winxp computer as the gateway 
>and connect to the win98 computer through a crossover ethernet cable.  So far, I 
>got no luck of setting up the internet sharing part.  On the winxp computer,  I 
got 
>two connections: one is the local network, another one is the internet connection. 
> 

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