Re: Networking WinXP Home to 98se

From: lauri (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:09:00 -0800

Everything mentioned below is ok. Firewalls
disconnections, Node on XP machine is "Hybrid", NetBIOS
of TCP/IP is installed...any other suggestions?

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <14c0d01c414f9$98a48eb0
$a401280a@phx.gbl>, "Lauri"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>I am trying to set up a workgroup between my laptop
which
>>has XP home and my desktop which has windows 98se. My
XP
>>maching can see the 98se machine and access all shared
>>folders, but my 98 machine cannot see anything (not
even
>>itself). I'm successful in pinging the XP machine and
>>vice versa. I've read a lot of posts on here and my XP
>>firewall and my nortel firewall on both machines are
>>disabled. Any suggestions???
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Lauri
>
>1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection
Firewall on
>local area network connections -- it's for use only on a
direct modem
>connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all
other firewall
>programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a
firewall
>program, use the un-install procedure provided by the
manufacturer .
>Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which
might not
>completely un-install it.
>
>For more information, see:
>
>Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewal
l.htm
>
>2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing.
If the network
>needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer
Sharing from all
>but one of them. Details here:
>
>Windows XP Network Protocols
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_pr
otocols.htm
>
>3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all
computers.
>Details here:
>
>Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/
netbt.htm
>
>4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type"
at the
>beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer"
(which should
>actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It
means that the
>computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available
on a
>peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.
>
>If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this
key:
>
> HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters
>
>and delete these values if they're present:
>
> NodeType
> DhcpNodeType
>
>Reboot, then try network access again.
>
>If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again,
create a DWORD
>value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast"
or 4 for
>"Mixed".
>
>For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
>
>Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;160177
>
>TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314053
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>.
>

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