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

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Hi Chuck,

I don't know if you saw my follow-up message but here it is again below

After the below message, I put all the IP addresses and Computer names into the
Hosts file on each computer. On the Win98SE computer I disabled the Master
Browser. On the XP Pro computer I started and enabled the Computer Browser in
Services. I turned off the laptop so it's browser would not take control. I
then restarted the XP Pro and Win98SE computers. Now both computers can see
each other and all the other XP Home computers on the network.

Thanks for all your help. It seems that setting up the Hosts file on each
computer solved all the "no see" problems.

Dennis

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Whoops correction. After about 10min the Win98 can see all XP's on the network
and the XP Pro can see all computers on the network

The XP Pro has its Computer Browser Disabled in the services. The Win98 has
it's Master Browser enabled.

The only thing that changed it I brought the XP Home notebook on line. when I
ran browstat on the XP Home it said that the XP Home laptop was the Master
Browser.

When I ran browstat on the XP Pro it said:
Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DF65D9FC-4F5E-4AD1
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: Laptop
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build of br
owser master: 53
\\\\Laptop . Version:05.01 Flags: 51003 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master Laptop

Thanks

Dennis
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