Re: Home Network XP and 98SE & SP2?

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From: Menno Hershberger (mhersh22_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:56:48 -0700

gssstuff@hotmail.com (Gary SS120966) wrote in
news:f0ef89a4.0408291828.1645e2ed@posting.google.com:

> Hi
>
> I have a home network with 2 desktops. One is running 98SE, the other
> XP home. They are connected through a Linksys router and were working
> fine. When I do a "Net View" both PCs show up.
>
> I am in the process of transitioning to a new hard drive and reinstall
> of the XP including SP2. Now when I attempt to network the two, I can
> see the 98 from the XP but not the other way around. I have tried
> using the network wizard, including the protocol to install on the 98
> machine, no luck. I am able to ping the XP box, but that is it.
>
> When I do a "Net View" from either PC, the only PC I see is the 98
> machine. I have confirmed that the built in firewall is turned off,
> and Zone Alarm is set exactly the same way it was prior to the hard
> drive change.
>
> I can see no discernable difference between the settings before and
> after the new hard drive. Fortunately, I can boot between my two hard
> drives right now. The old configuration still works, the new one
> doesn't.
>
> Any pearls of wisdom?
>
File sharing turned on on the XP machine?
Did you try turning Zone Alarm off? 

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