Re: Do You Need NetBEUI for XP Pro/Win98SE to Share?

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 18:08:51 GMT, Dennis@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Thanks Chuck.
>
>I got rid of the win98se NetBEUI, and finally got the share between XP Pro and
>Win98SE working by following the instructions on:
>http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=92
>
>However, the Win98SE computer can see and access the XP Pro files but the XP Pro
>cannot see the Win98SE computer.
>
>Because of this, I disabled the Master Browser on the Win98SE computer as you
>suggested on your web site and rebooted both computers. The XP Pro still cannot
>see the Win98SE computer.
>
>Where did I go wrong? This is not a Firewall issue because all the fixed IPs are
>in the ZAP Trusted zone.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Dennis

Dennis,

There are two registry settings I know of that will cause problems with the
browser seeing a specific computer. I don't think either applies to Windows 98,
though.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/restrictanonymous-and-enumeration-of.html>
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/hiding-your-server-from-enumeration.html>

Windows NT runs the browser, the client, and the server as services. The
browser, running as a service, can't depend upon authenticating with a specific
account, because it runs before authentication (ie, most classic servers run
unattended), so it uses anonymous access to any server it enumerates ("sees").

The restrictanonymous setting permits any NT server to block anonymous access,
and therefore, to not be enumerated by a browser. The LANMan server Hidden
parameter does essentially the same thing. Those settings, according to the
articles referenced in the above pages, apply to NT and up (Hidden parameter)
and to 2000 and up (restrictanonymous).

I don't know any setting in Windows 98 that do the same thing, and there's not a
hella lot of references anywhere for it either.

Is the Windows 98 computer running File and Printer Sharing? Check My Computer
- Properties - Performance - File System. What role is selected? Desktop
Computer or Network Server?

Try disconnecting the Windows 98 computer from the network, and starting the
Browse Master. Can the Windows 98 computer see itself then? Try then disabling
the browser service on the Windows XP computer, reconnecting the Windows 98
computer to the network, and restarting both computers, and see which computer
can see each other.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem - it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
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