Re: File Sharing Windows 98 with Windows XP SP2

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From: Hans-Georg Michna (hans-georgNoEmailPlease_at_michna.com)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:44:23 +0200

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 01:01:05 -0700, Arnold Lamberte
<ArnoldLamberte@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Here it is:
>Selections: os=1 ip=1 ping=1 third_party_firewall=1
>computer_not_accessible=1 network_path_not_found=1
>
>By the way, on my win98 PC, the following network components were installed;
>Client for Microsoft Networks, LAN adapter NIC, TCP/IP, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX,
>File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. PC-Cillin Internet Security
>2004 with Personal firewall active, most of the services were active
>including NetBios.
>
>On my PC with winXP SP2, the following were installed; Client for Microsoft
>Networks, LAN adapter NIC, TCP/IP, File and printer sharing for Microsoft
>Networks, and QoS. Built-in firewall for winXP active with NetBIOS and File
>and Print sharing enabled.

Arnold,

thanks for posting the selections.

I don't understand where in the Windows XP SP2 firewall you
could enable NetBIOS. I don't have such a selection.

The selection yields 11 hits, 9 of them specific to your
problem. Which of the proposals have not yet followed? The
solution is probably in these.

>I was finally able to connect to network PC with win98 after activating
>NetBIOS but can't ping. Also, the connection was very slow, it took me an
>average of 10 sec to connect. Net view \\computer is working fine.

You could now change the selections in the form in
http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm accordingly, i.e. now select
slow and deselect the choices that no longer apply. Then see the
solution.

I would certainly try to uninstall the third party firewall and
rely only on the Windows XP Service Pack 2 firewall for a test.
If this works well, you can still decide to obtain a stronger
firewall, but see my router recommendation below.

I have a few general recommendations.

1. Stop using Windows 98 and use Windows XP Home (or
Professional) instead. It is more reliable.

2. Invest in a good WAN (Wide Area Network) router, also called
broadband router or DSL router. One recommendation would be the
appropriate one from the DrayTek Vigor line of WAN routers.

Don't get a very cheap router if you have intense use from
several clients. The SMC and Linksys class will not be robust
enough. D-Link would be better or the recommended DrayTek.

Hans-Georg 

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