re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network'
Friday, November 7, 2003 at 2:08 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by ryogalost
(1 messages posted)
I have the same setup as the first post - winXP pro, win98se, crossover cable between
them, two nic cards that are different in the xp machine, only have tcp/ip installed
on both. ** I'm using built-in pppoe protocol for my dsl modem AND the internet works
fine on both computers. Both are on "WORKGROUP" and have computer names. Both have
shared folders and have "windows file sharing" enabled, whatever it's called for
each machine.
What I did was on the XP (Host) was set both "local area connection"s to DHCP for
everything, meaning no IP, no dns, no wins, no gateway, same blank settings for the
TCP/IP settings on the 98se machine, then on the XP's pppoe properities -> advanced,
I Shared the connection. So the Win98se computer uses one of the local area connections
on the XP machine and can see the internet, meaning it can access web sites.
My main problem is with Network Neighborhood. The XP machine can see the 98se machine
but when I try to open it I get the error "you do not have access... ... contact
administrator... Network path not found".
The 98se machine couldn't even use Network Neighborhood. So I tried a workaround
by adding Netbeui to 98se. It was then able to access the workgroup, but it couldn't
see the XP machine. Neither machine can access the other.
So I have three questions:
1- how can I get the computers to access each others' folders? NO HUBS/ROUTERS please,
I am a poor college student.
2- Can I put Netbeui on the XP somehow?
3- Is there any way to set up the local area connections with ip addresses? I ask
b/c when I start my comptuers they take FOREVER to find ip addresses from pppoe (like
5 minutes) and everything freezes until then! It's really annoying.
Please note that I've tried a lot of different settings, and this link is useful:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics
but it did not help fix my network neighborhood problems.
On Wednesday, September 4, 2002 at 12:28 pm, Bert wrote:
>Hi,
>
>It took me 3 days to figure this out, but it works for us. We have a mixed network
>of W98 and XP (10 pcs).
>In the 98 pcs: goto the network settings in configuration screen, and activate the
>'files and printer sharing for windows networks' for the TCP/IP protocol. Normally
>it's unflagged.
>Then in the XP unflag the IPX protocol (if it's installed). Don't install or use
>netbui.
>Hope this helps. It's to simple to be true.
>It worked just fine for us. Finally.
>Bert
>
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