RE: ethernet connection

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Date: 03/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 04:59:38 -0000

=?Utf-8?B?R3Vz?= <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:5FF886B4-403C-4D46-B8C1-E58803FDF1AF@microsoft.com:

>
>
> You need to share a folder on you Windows 98 PC, the File and Print
> sharing service should be enable on your network properties

OK file and print sharing is enabled on win98....

and in
> Windows XP right-click on My Network Places icon and select search for
> other computers where you will put the name of your Windows 98 PC (The
> computer name is displayed on the network identification tab on
> network properties)
>

When I search for other computers it wants to know the name to search for.
How do I find out the name of the win98 computer ?

If I leave the search blank it only finds the winxp computer.
>

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