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

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Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>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 read your URLs above and my restrictanonymous is set to zero


>Is the Windows 98 computer running File and Printer Sharing?

Yes

> Check My Computer>- Properties - Performance - File System. What role is selected? Desktop
>Computer or Network Server?

Desktop Computer is selected

>
>Try disconnecting the Windows 98 computer from the network, and starting the
>Browse Master. Can the Windows 98 computer see itself then?
No. With the cable disconnected I get the error "Can't find Network"

> 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.

The Win98 Computer can see itself but not the XP

The XP Pro can now see the Win98 computer in the Workgroup but it can't see any
of the other XP computers in the workgroup.

Thanks

Dennis


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