Re: network problem with xp and w98

Solved - Norton AV garbaged up the network. Disabled it and now all is well.
God! How I hate Norton - there are so many better products out there.

enough ranting - problem solved


"Vic Baron" <vgbaron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Trying to setup a small ( 2 user) network with XP and w98. System uses a
> Linksys BefSr41 router and the two systems are connected through that. I
set
> up networking on the w98SE machine - setup a workgroup. I can see the W98
> machine in Net Neighborhood.
>
> Ran network wizard on the XP machine - set up the same workgroup etc.
> Created a network diskette and ran that on the original w98 system. No
> errors.
>
> W98 still shows local machine name in NN but shows NO other machine.
>
> XP system shows nothing in NN - not local nor the w98 machine.
>
> I have another XP system connected to the router, in a different workgroup
> and it *can* access the w98 machine, even tho it's a different workgroup
but
> it still cannot see the other xp machine.
>
> I've disabled XP firewall on the xp systems.
>
> Tried uninstalling and reinstaling the network setup but no joy.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts?
>
> Thanx,
>
> Vic Baron
> --
> There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
> don't
>
>


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