re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network'
Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at 6:14 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by dand
(1 messages posted)
I just went through this last night what I did was on the XP machine went to lan
properties/configure/advanced/media type and set this to 10 meg full duplex now I
was able to ping my 95 machine so for stability and piece of mind I also set the
95 machine to 10 meg full duplex also
On Friday, January 25, 2002 at 11:30 am, phantom 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
>posted this message once before and it obviously did not take….
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>I am attempting to set up a simple two computer system…my new computer is a Dell
>4300 1.6 gig machine…128 meg of ram…it is running WinXP and came with a C-Net Pro200LW
>10/100 Ethernet card…installed.
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>My older set is 133mhz with 64 Meg of ram…running Win 95a . It had no Ethernet
>card but I purchased a Linksys. LNE100TX 10/100 Ethernet card…
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>I originally tried to use a crossover cable …but found out the Pro200lw would not
>support it
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>So I purchased two regular high grade patch cables for 100 mhz operation and a
>Linksys..EZXS55W Wokgroup switch. 10/100 .and hooked it up it does not work….
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>Here are my two questions
>1. Has anyone successful linked a WinXP and a Win95a?….
>2. What does the sentence in your article mean when it says “(Note that some early
>versions of Windows 95 might be a little flaky here).”
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>To help answer those questions.. here is what it does do and what it probably is
>not from:
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>All lights..on both computers and those on the switch are lit…indicating proper
hook
>up and all units working at 100 mhz…..selective individual lights on both computers
>and switch blink occasionally when attempting connection
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>There is NO firewall activated on the local LAN
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>Both computers have single names, one 5 diget….one 8 digit
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>The Local LAN workgroup name is the same on both…. MYHOME
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>Both machines have the same components….
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>Client for Microsoft Networks
>File and printer sharing
>TCP/IP
>Their respective LAN card
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>The names are exactly the same as are the passwords….I am the administrator
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>The I.P. addresses are assigned by me…192.168.0.1 and .2 submask 255.255.255.0
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>All components seem to have bindings…
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>There are designated test shared folders on each computer
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>The Pro200lw passes all card test which are on the Win XP computer ..Only one not
>complete is “cannot establish synchronization”... this is not a surprise since test
>requires two pro200lw’s..which I do not have….
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>The LNE100TX passes all card tests on the test program supplied with it’s floppy…except…Xmtr
>tests normal…but no action on receiver test…..
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>I can ping each unit to itself….but neither to the other one….basic connectivity
>problem?
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>I tried installing NetBEUI on each in desperation…and was succeesful but no change
>and I removed from both …
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>Netbios is running over TCP/IP in both computers…
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>I believe ICS is running on WinXP….and I am not sure on the other but I haven’t
even
>established rudimentary connection yet
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>The WinXP computer shows up on my monitor on Win.95a.. as well as the resident computer
>..including proper names…but clicking other computer icon gives computer message……..[\\Mainhost
>not accessible The computer or share name could not be found.Make sure you typed
>it correctly and try again ..]
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> I never typed it in the first place, there is no where to type it.and how
>many ways can you spell MAINHOST..it got that off my other computer .
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>My Dell, while showing the LAN.does not show any screen at all..and all
>attempts to find out anything are rebuffed.
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>Nothing shows up on the WinXP network places on show work groups….cannot or will
>not display…but it knows the card identification no of the opposite computer card..
>it returns message……. [ Myhome is not accessible .You might not have permission
>to use this resource. Contact the Administrator of this server to find out if you
>have permission. The list of servers for this network is not currently available...]
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>Any information shared on opposite computer must have been accessed over network
>as their has been no other means of contact….I used Win XP setup wizard to set it
>up …but did not (could not) use it on Win95a…..
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>The status screen for the Lan connection ( on the WinXP shows quite a few packets
>sent..and some but FEW returned ….I have no such indicator on Win95a
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>This is the basic information I have…
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>Note I removed my modem, and dialup network from Win 95a computer because I intended
>to use ICS with WinXP as host ..Was this wise? …. I could see reason to keep it….
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>I would appreciate any thing you can do and any suggestions you can provide..
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