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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 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: > >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 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network' Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 7:14 am Posted by Al Hoffman (3 messages posted) Take a look here and see if you find any hints on making your LAN work. I did. http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/ Al [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Connect to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network' Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 2:54 am Posted by chris (5 messages posted) Hi.. had same issue myself. Could not browse network from 98se but could connect from xp to 98 share and to net via router I was logged in to 98 as another user who is not an authorised user on the xp network. All i did was log offf current 98 user and logon with a l valid logon and password and the whole network appeared in network neighborhood Hope this helps 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: > >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 [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum