Re: XP to Win98 network failure

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On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:17:31 -0600, "Steve Winograd [MVP]"
<winograd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In article <gjboi198ie4fotu37rsfuk8njd90h3lsjk@xxxxxxx>, AlphaWoolf
><alpha.woolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>I know a million people have already had and posted about this
>>problem, but I just need someone else to step back and tell me what
>>I've missed here please.
>>
>>I have 2 PCs, one with Win98SE and a new one with Win XP SP2. They
>>are connected to a router that in turn connects to the ADSL modem that
>>provides my internet access. Each machine sees the internet just
>>fine, but I cannot get file sharing between the 2 machines to work.
>>I've already read several web sites with excellent suggestions and
>>this is what I know:
>>
>>IPCONFIG outputs:
>>
>>Windows 98 IP Configuration
>>
>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . : WIN98.Woolf
>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
>> NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
>> NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
>>1 Ethernet adapter :
>> Description . . . . . . . . : <ethernet controller hardware
>>here>
>> Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-09-99-58
>> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> Primary WINS Server . . . . :
>> Secondary WINS Server . . . :
>>
>>
>>Windows IP Configuration
>>
>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WINXP
>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Woolf
>>
>>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>
>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Woolf
>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : <ethernet controller
>>hardware here>
>> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-D7-07-40
>> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5
>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>>
>>
>>1. Each machine can ping each other by IP.
>>2. Each machine cannot ping each other by name.
>>3. NetBIOS on TCP/IP is enabled on both machines
>>4. Simple file sharing is off - I have created user accounts on both
>>machines with identical names and passwords. I prefer not to use the
>>guest account method. Prior to establishing the user account on the
>>98 machine, the XP machine could see the workgroup and itself within
>>the workgroup. Now it cannot access the workgroup at all.
>>5. Click 98 machine's Entire Network and it immediately responds with
>>"Unable to browse the network."
>>6 Click XP machine's Entire Network and it thinks about it for some
>>tine before returning "Workgroupname is not accessible..."
>>7. BROWSTAT STATUS returns "Browsing is NOT active on domain." I see
>>no way to turn browsing on or off in XP, and I get the same message
>>regardless of whether browsing is enabled on the 98 machine or not.
>>
>>I sense that I am very close to making this work. Any help would be
>>sanity-preserving. :)
>>
>>Jack
>>
>>Remove your coat for email.
>
>Can each computer access the other one's shared disks and folders by
>IP address? To find out, type the other computer's IP address in the
>Start | Run box preceded by two backslashes. For example:
>
> \\192.168.1.2
>
>On Windows XP:
>
>1. Go to Start | Run | Services.msc, and make sure that the Computer
>Browser service is running and is configured to start automatically.
>
>2. Go to Start | Run | Eventvwr.msc, and look for relevant error
>messages. For more information, see:
>
>HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
>
>Here are two common reasons for the inability to browse the network in
>Windows 98:
>
>1. The network settings are configured for user-level access control,
>which isn't available in a workgroup network. Go to Control Panel |
>Network, click the Access Control tab, and make sure that share-level
>access control is selected.
>
>2. The user isn't logged on. Is there a logon prompt when Windows 98
>starts? If so, don't cancel it. Complete the logon by entering a
>user name and, optionally, a password. If there's no logon prompt,
>click Start | Log Off and log back on. If that makes network browsing
>work properly, the most likely fix is to go to this registry key:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
>Network\Real Mode Net
>
>and delete the value named "AutoLogon", as shown here:
>
>http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/nologon.htm#AutoLogon

The IP access attempt could not find the path. The rest of the items
you mentioned checked out ok. I deleted the AutoLogon registry entry.
Windows 98 is now asking for the correct logon when it starts up. It
still cannot browse the network, and the XP machine still cannot see
it. With Chucks' tips above I am able to see the workgroup and XP
machine from the XP machine.

Jack
Remove your coat for email.
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